- May 3, 2009
- 2
- 0
- 7
This is my first time raising chicks, so someone tell me if this is unusual.
Last night was the second time I had to rescue this little 10 day old chick. She is smaller than the others, and when I checked them last night she was too weak to stand. I separated her and hand fed and watered her several times throughout the night. By morning she's on her feet, but still shaky.
I put her back with the others, and watch her run past the feeder to the little pan of sandy dirt I put in for them to scratch in and pick up grit. Twenty minutes later she's still frantically pecking and scratching in the dirt pan, so I took her out to feed her again. Then she pooped, and it looked like a little mudpie?! So I guess she's eating dirt
instead of food and starving?!
I removed the dirt and put chick starter in the pan. Put the chick back in, and she ran straight to it. Hopefully that solves the problem.
Are the chicks too young for the dirt? I thought it would be good for them. All the rest seem fine.
Thanks!
Last night was the second time I had to rescue this little 10 day old chick. She is smaller than the others, and when I checked them last night she was too weak to stand. I separated her and hand fed and watered her several times throughout the night. By morning she's on her feet, but still shaky.
I put her back with the others, and watch her run past the feeder to the little pan of sandy dirt I put in for them to scratch in and pick up grit. Twenty minutes later she's still frantically pecking and scratching in the dirt pan, so I took her out to feed her again. Then she pooped, and it looked like a little mudpie?! So I guess she's eating dirt
instead of food and starving?!
I removed the dirt and put chick starter in the pan. Put the chick back in, and she ran straight to it. Hopefully that solves the problem.
Are the chicks too young for the dirt? I thought it would be good for them. All the rest seem fine.
Thanks!