HELP ME PLZ

[gymnastammm]

What is the heat source in the brooder?
Have you checked the temperature of the brooder?

It’s a heat lamp. Has a red bulb. Idk

 

[21hens-incharge]

How old are the others?
Are they moving around well?
What is he walking on when he slips?

 

[gymnastammm]

I have two, they are 5 days old. The other one runs and is perfectly healthy. He walks on wood and slips and the other one doesn’t. He walks here and there slowly on towels.

 

[21hens-incharge]

At 5 days they can be quite clumsy still. I would put paper towels down since he is slipping.

Is he eating well?
What feed are you using?

 

[gymnastammm]

At 5 days they can be quite clumsy still. I would put paper towels down since he is slipping.

Is he eating well?
What feed are you using?

They eat peas, watermelon and the Encore chick starter. Should I buy something else?

 

[21hens-incharge]

They are to young for peas or watermelon. They need chick starter and some nutritional yeast or brewers yeast sprinkled in for added niacin that ducklings require.
Please stop all treats for now.

 

[gymnastammm]

They are to young for peas or watermelon. They need chick starter and some nutritional yeast or brewers yeast sprinkled in for added niacin that ducklings require.
Please stop all treats for now.

Omg thank you so so much. And for the neck…do I just give water for now?

 

[21hens-incharge]

The neck looks fine to me. It just looks like he ate well.

They need food available all the time while growing.

 

[gymnastammm]

And what about the heat?

 

[21hens-incharge]

They also need water deep enough they can submerge their entire bills to clean their nose holes out.