Cry Baby Chick Won't Stop Crying

[junebuggena]

What on earth is a nesting bag?
The light does tend to make sleeping patterns irregular. Part of the reason why I stopped using them for brooding chicks. I stick with the heating pad method now. No chance of overheating or chilling chicks. And the chicks get a normal day/night cycle from the start. They get to sleep all night long, without any interruptions. Makes for healthier, stronger chicks.

 

[LadyVictorian]

It's a carrying bag for babies/small children. The type you use to strap them to your chest. I tied it to the side of the brooder like a hammock and laid straw inside it making a sort of hanging type nest that the babies jump into to sleep in. I originally put it up so Whinny could get some sleep. It's on the opposite side of the brooder so it's darker on that end. Since Whinny has wry neck and stress makes it worse I wanted her to get some sleep off the ground where Elsa can't step on her and since she ends up falling off perches because her neck gets worse when she is tired I felt it was a better way for her to escape Elsa and get some good rest. So far only Whinny uses it because Elsa prefers to sleep on the perches.

 

[LadyVictorian]

 

[junebuggena]

Young chicks do not like to be separated and alone. Like newborn babies, they have no concept of object permanence. If they can't see something, they think that it no longer exists. Elsa honestly thinks that she has been completely abandoned.

 

[LadyVictorian]

Awww, well crap. How can I make her feel like she hasn't been abandoned yet keep it so Whinny can still climb away safely to get some decent rest? I got Elsa specifically because Whinny wasn't doing well when I just had her on her own and cried constantly without someone with her. She has improved so much more and is more active since getting Elsa for her company. I originally intended to keep just Whinny until her wry neck got better and then slowly move her in with my silkies but getting Elsa was nice because aside from walking on her when she is trying to sleep Elsa hasn't picked on her or been a bully but kept her company in her recovery. I do worry adding in more chicks with a baby who has wry neck would make them gang up on her and pick on her, possibly kill her. Would adding one more chick be alright for Elsa AND Whinny or would it be too much of a risk to my wry neck chick? She gets around fairly well now as I said and can now eat and drink on her own but she still has her moments when her head starts flipping and turning out of her control and she gets a little panicked over it. Would 2 healthy chicks in with her cause her more harm than good?

 

[HannahZuni]

Young chicks do not like to be separated and alone. Like newborn babies, they have no concept of object permanence. If they can't see something, they think that it no longer exists. Elsa honestly thinks that she has been completely abandoned.

junebuggena is right I am new to chicks, but one thing is true they like to have friends. With my chicks one was up chirping the night away try to put some veggies like broccoli or cauliflower up whole and chopped it gives them something to do.

 

[junebuggena]

Awww, well crap. How can I make her feel like she hasn't been abandoned yet keep it so Whinny can still climb away safely to get some decent rest? I got Elsa specifically because Whinny wasn't doing well when I just had her on her own and cried constantly without someone with her. She has improved so much more and is more active since getting Elsa for her company. I originally intended to keep just Whinny until her wry neck got better and then slowly move her in with my silkies but getting Elsa was nice because aside from walking on her when she is trying to sleep Elsa hasn't picked on her or been a bully but kept her company in her recovery. I do worry adding in more chicks with a baby who has wry neck would make them gang up on her and pick on her, possibly kill her. Would adding one more chick be alright for Elsa AND Whinny or would it be too much of a risk to my wry neck chick? She gets around fairly well now as I said and can now eat and drink on her own but she still has her moments when her head starts flipping and turning out of her control and she gets a little panicked over it. Would 2 healthy chicks in with her cause her more harm than good?

Ditch the heat lamp and setup a Momma Heating Pad. It mimics a broody hen.


Happy chicks with nobody getting run over.

 

[LadyVictorian]

Wouldn't Elsa still be able to step all over Whinny though?

 

[junebuggena]

Wouldn't Elsa still be able to step all over Whinny though?

It's not like brooding under a heat lamp. The chicks go under the heating pad when they need to warm up and rest. So you only have the chicks that need rest and warmth under there, while those that don't need to be warmed up are out running around. It's how chicks would normally behave if they were being taken care of by a hen.

 

[LadyVictorian]

And Elsa won't panic if Whinny is under there then?