Dropped baby chick

[Lor]

Thank you

How did the children take the news? Hugs to them too.

 

[Silkie_mama4]

How did the children take the news? Hugs to them too.

My oldest (6) took it better than I expected but this was her first time witnessing what death is. We’ve talked about it and she’s had relatives die when she was much younger. Youngest (2, almost 3) is still sleeping. It’s 8:17 AM here. She will definitely notice and will be sad but will soon forget.

 

[bhawk-23]

I'm so sorry.

Please don't beat yourself up. I personally have had a pet die from a freak accident that could have been avoided. I ended up needing about 3 of my therapy sessions just dedicated to accepting this fact of life. I hope you find peace in knowing you are not alone. And the fact that you are crying for this little chick tells me just how much you love all your pets.

 

[Poodlemum]

I remember I had a silkie chick that was bumped around alot, and I caught when she stopped walking from weakness. I discussed tube feeding with Casportpony who knows alot about tubing. With that and continuously putting her in front of the bowl with mush, she got back to normal.

It does not take long for a chick to get lack of water and feed for whatever reason. The weaker they get, the more they get pushed around. When I knew she was getting enough nutrients and water from me, she actually went to the group feed and ate without letting anyone bother her. I always have tubing and syringes in my med case. It's great when anyone needs meds and you need to be sure they get them. Or some watery feed to get stable. I cross my fingers for you.

I think I’ll try this if we have another issue with our chicks. Thank you for mentioning this!

 

[bobbi-j]

Don’t beat yourself up. It could be there was something else going on with the chick that showed up sooner because of the fall. Chicks typically aren’t that fragile.

 

[seminolewind]

Oh no. Im soo sorry for your loss. im Sure he had A very good life

I am so sorry. My heart is with you.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

If it had pasty butt sounds like it already had issues i dont think dropping it killed it