HELP losing only peachick

[birdeo]

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True, but it can also be caused by the yolk duct shutting off prematurely resulting in retained yolk sac, for whatever reason.
Chick usually dies at about 3 days but can live up to 2-3 weeks .
Signs to look for are a distended belly, wheezy chirp and a waddly gait. Clicking can be heard in their breathing, overall non thrifty chicks with dry brittle feathers and shriveled up legs.
Personally I use iodine or 10% betadine to dab the belly buttons , that stuff kills everything and dirt and stuff doesn't stick to it as bad as the ointment.

 

[strawn28]

The box is 2 side 20yr old cedar 2 sides clear pine bottom is plywood. I use large pine chips the chicken chick that was with her was never outside or with other chickens.
This is still bad?

 

[DylansMom]

You mean you **wouldn't**, right?

Chemo Brain, sorry! I definately meant Wouldn't!

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

The box is 2 side 20yr old cedar 2 sides clear pine bottom is plywood. I use large pine chips the chicken chick that was with her was never outside or with other chickens.
This is still bad?

This is what i use for my chicks, its not expensive at all and it will keep them off the ground, not sure if you can find a cage like this in the US. Anyway, you just need to put a towel under the chicks, or you can put a small fence on the floor, the smallest you could find.

This cage sold here for $10.

 

[cjlauder]

FyI...IF YOU HAVE CHICKENS ON THE PROPERTY, IT CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR PEACHICKS.ALSO THE BEST FEED FOR NEWBORNS IS GAME FEED,NOT CHICK STARTER.

 

[EyeKeyYou]

I have lost peachicks like this they will stand in corner not eat and die. My wife has cats and when kittens fail to thrive she gives them condensed goats milk. So next time I saw a peachick looking like he was going to die I took a syringe and gave him 1/2 cc warmed condensed goats milk. Next day did the same. Next day eating and drinking just fine with energy. Have done this various times since then and it has always worked. Also don't forget hard boiled egg yolks are a great way of boosting protein as well as assessing a chicks wellbeing by observing how they act when being given a treat.