First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

[realsis]

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My silkie babies came yesterday! sadly two came dead and one I've been working very hard to keep her. Hubby told me I could go to rural King and get a few to supplement the loss. So I got some silver laced wyannadottes and one golden laced. Brooder is split in half to keep them seperate

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I'm so very sorry for the losses. I'm glad you were able to get some replacements! I hope they all do well.best wishes.

 

[mamabird615]

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My silkie babies came yesterday! sadly two came dead and one I've been working very hard to keep her. Hubby told me I could go to rural King and get a few to supplement the loss. So I got some silver laced wyannadottes and one golden laced. Brooder is split in half to keep them seperate

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I'm so very sorry for the losses. I'm glad you were able to get some replacements! I hope they all do well.best wishes.

Any suggestions how to integrate them? The silkies are only a few days old the wyannadottes however are old enough to start getting wing feathers. Two of the silkies are still kind of fragile so I was going to wait a couple days

 

[16 paws]

Thank you Jen. Yea I gave them all electrolytes only twice before. So today is the first time I added it to the water, and only because of little Goldie getting ill. My cousin is going to grab some Corid tomorrow morning and bring it out to me around lunchtime. Hopefully it'll help...

I just checked on her, and she was up and eating. So thats a good sign.

Yes I agree with the possible vitamin def. I would pick up or have your friend pick up some baby vitamins called polivisol with no iron. I used it on my rooster that was attacked by a bobcat. He would not eat or drink and after giving him a dose or two of that after 6 days he was fine.
Give it a try.

 

[kekstrom]

Oh thats so sad. I wish you and her blessings. It is so hard when you have to see them not do well.
I hope the meds help her.

Thank you... I started an emergency thread, https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1095203/chick-slipped-tendon-pictures with pictures of her leg... its so bad now, and we don't know what to do exactly but we know we need to do something for her.

 

[Nicole3350]

My silkie babies came yesterday! sadly two came dead and one I've been working very hard to keep her. Hubby told me I could go to rural King and get a few to supplement the loss. So I got some silver laced wyannadottes and one golden laced. Brooder is split in half to keep them seperate

why do you have to keep them separate?

 

[Jensownzoo]

Some of my 3.5-4.5 week olds hanging out in the chilly winds today. Moving them outside has sure stimulated many of them to get their heads feathered in!

 

[knth]

Hey guys im new to this and i already had two chicks die. Im afraid more will follow. The ones that died were lying on their sides but the ones that are alive roght now are lying on their butt and stomach. Ahould i be worried? They have been active for a while and got tired like babies do but im still afraid. Can someone tell me please?

 

[knth]

Sorry i forgot to show pictures. Please help me determine if these chicks are sleeping or dead. Im not sire if these are clear enough pictures. I am afraid in will have more chicks die.

 

[Jensownzoo]

Hey guys im new to this and i already had two chicks die. Im afraid more will follow. The ones that died were lying on their sides but the ones that are alive roght now are lying on their butt and stomach. Ahould i be worried? They have been active for a while and got tired like babies do but im still afraid. Can someone tell me please?

Chicks will sleep every which way and often, like most babies. They will give you minor heart attacks because they look like dead chicks until you notice that they're breathing.

 

[collie1470]

I had one that was particularly good at fooling me. He'd sleep with his head flopped over things......the feeder, a block of wood, etc. Always scared me thinking he got trampled.....but he'd pop up and glare at me when I'd reach in to check.