grannys gone and done it

[Suzierd]

It might be a good idea to mix a egg yolk in with the mash.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I have it in the water as well. do you mean a raw egg yolk? its beak is so tiny i am not sure i can do any thing with it . how long can i keep the yolk before it is bad ?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

if you enlarge the picture of my foot you can see the cage behind it.

 

[enola]

I would feed him cooked egg yolk. You can wet the yolk a little with the rooster booster laced water. He is 4 days old now isn't he?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I think it is day 5? maybe 4, not sure. I have tried a scrambled egg. it just wont peck at anything. the consistency of the yogurt is easy to get down so i could get it to "drink" an egg yolk ?

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Yes, 5th day now. I think it hatched on Monday (17th) later in the day, so it should be hungry by now. Disturbing that it is not pooping. Are you sure about that? Wish I had some ideas about what to do. Raw yolk might make a huge mess and stick its mouth together. Some powered chick food or boiled yolk, mixed with the vitamin water, a little bit on the end of a blunt toothpick, then when it opens up to cheep, stuff the food in? That's what I would try. Otherwise...

Would it be worth it to start a new thread about this in the emergencies forum? "Chick won't eat" might get more attention from people with experience.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

You know, after all this, it's probably a boy.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I did a little research, and Eggcessive would be a good person to ask. She's on right now. I will pm her.

 

[Suzierd]

come on little guy eat! Hope Eggcessive can help I would still try making the chick feed so sloppy you can put a drop on the side if the beak.

 

[enola]

What day of incubation did the chick hatch? Early hatcher?