She just died.
3 day old dark Cornish chick. No pasty butt and everyone was running around when I checked on them this morning. She is one of the ones I handled the least. I did a health check and brooder clean out last night and everyone was good, two pasty butts asside.
Nutridrench and as a last ditch tried sugar water with a dab of the nutridrench from an eyedropper to try and perk her up when I found her. The other 26 are just fine so far....
3 of them are just like this one. I can see little feet and beaks moving. Maybe they started late?
awwww I had a bad feeling when I seen the pic with the bloody viening already openned up
I dont like to question when its already done. It had far too much membrane off for that much of a lively membrane. awwwww lesson learned.
I cant stress enough that any blood AT ALL, it just isnt ready and helping too soon can cause too much stress and opens them up to all that bacteria to enter through unclosed membrane veining and stuff. If you think about it, they absorb that blood and all of those fine stringy things along with all that yolk, if any bacteria gets on anypart they can easily draw it into their bodies. : (
I hope the others do well! How old is your daughter? She is so beautiful!I was thinking about letting Harmony assist the next chick if it needs it, I want to teach her to tell when to help and how to do it right. think she is too little at 8? she does a great job watching and telling me what to do! She needs to be a teacher when she grows up!!
