Help! Chick with rye neck!

[Caleb1534]

Ok. Will do.
Yes three today and yesterday.
He chirps all day.
He pooped on the dining room table right in-front of me.

 

[Caleb1534]

I mixed some sunflower seeds in with his food. Is it necssary for me to take them out?

 

[azygous]

The problem with seeds for a tiny chick is isn't outside on soil is that his gizzard isn't kitted out with grit yet. Grit is sand size gravel that the chick will swallow to get it into his gizzard to grind up hard food like seeds. Even ground up sunflower seeds may be too much for his unequipped gizzard to digest. If that occurs, they remain in the gizzard and eventually the chick can die.

The solution is not to give him anything hard to digest until you either buy him some chick grit or he grows up enough to go outside to scratch for gravel in the soil.

 

[Caleb1534]

Thank you!
Is chick food fine?

 

[Caleb1534]

He had another relapse last night. He got into his water bowl and got all wet.
I tried to dry him off but I couldn't get him very dry because it was late.
What do y'all think his chances are of a full recovery?

 

[Caleb1534]

Soo what do y'all think?

 

[Caleb1534]

Oh and I think we have chick grit.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

He had another relapse last night. He got into his water bowl and got all wet.
I tried to dry him off but I couldn't get him very dry because it was late.
What do y'all think his chances are of a full recovery?

If he gets wet again, you can always use a hair dryer to help dry him. Low setting and keep the air moving so you don't get him too hot.

 

[Caleb1534]

Thank you!
What do you think his chances are of a full recovery?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you!
What do you think his chances are of a full recovery?

I don't know, all you can do is continue with what you are doing.