Help me with my chick!!

[happy_feets12]

Hi guys,
so I have a problem. I buy this chick yesterday and I bring it home at first he was scared and then he relaxed. But today when I came back from town around 11 o' clock I saw him laying on floor. I immediately isolate him from other chicks. I put him in the box put a water and a food in a box, but he didn't eat or drink, then I feed him a little bit, later I found a recipe for electrolyte and give him a little bit. On time he wakes up and keeps opening his mouth and goes back to sleep(I think). So I am worried about him, can someone tell me what to do next.(I am sorry if my english is weird, because I'm from other country)

 

[HappyDuckie]

What is he being fed? Does it have a heat source to stay warm?

 

[happy_feets12]

What is he being fed? Does it have a heat source to stay warm?

Yes he is in house and also has a lamp. I give him bread a little bit of banana and corn for baby chicks. I also read thet yogurt is OK to gave them I give him a little

 

[HappyDuckie]

That food isn't good for baby chicks. There is food made specially for chicks. If he is eating that, he needs grit which is tiny rocks that help digest their food. Do you know how warm under the lamp is?

 

[happy_feets12]

My dad buy in shop food for chicks but is a little to big for them(look at the photo). no, i don't know I will measure it

 

[HappyDuckie]

Ok. At this age, the only food they need is that. If its too big, you can add a little bit of water.

 

[happy_feets12]

ANd how can i feed him if he is just laying and i don't know how much to feed him?

 

[Carson213]

Looking at the picture, what are you feeding the chicks?.. the size of the food seems rather large. If it was me, I would make sure the temperature is correct in the brooder so that they don’t risk piling on top of each other, use chick feed/grit and put a supplement in the water that provides electrolytes/vitamins/etc. However, if all of the other chicks are doing just fine there might not be anything you can do...chick survival isn’t 100%. If you got the chicks from a hatchery or farm supply store, you could contact them and see if they have any suggestions. Did the chicks have any vaccinations? Does the chick’s poop look normal?

 

[HappyDuckie]

I don't know why he would just be laying there. You can free feed them, which basically just means give it as much food as they want.

 

[Chickenman MAN]

I agree, don't go feeding bread or corn of any sort to baby chicks. He needs a really hot heat lamp (about 95 degrees farenheit). He needs a special food called crumb for chicks, put water in it if it is too big and replace it regularly. Make sure he has access to water too.