Help,my chick is not moving

I’ve had chicks act like this before. I would recommend mixing some Greek yogurt, salt, sugar, baking soda and a splash of warm water together and spoon feeding the chick the yogurt mixture. It’s a basic electrolyte mix. Hopefully it’ll help wake up your chick.
 
I’ve had chicks act like this before. I would recommend mixing some Greek yogurt, salt, sugar, baking soda and a splash of warm water together and spoon feeding the chick the yogurt mixture. It’s a basic electrolyte mix. Hopefully it’ll help wake up your chick.
I'll make sure to do that.
EDIT:My mother is currently feeding her the mixture,I can already see some improvements.
 
Last edited:
also from the pic i'm not sure how you're expecting them to get heat from the jar of hot water. chicks aren't going to cuddle up to a jar... and most of the heat will just radiate away. putting some cloths or fluffy towel on top of the jar to make an enclosed 'cave' (kinda like a wool hen) would help. the water should be warmer than 33c though. if 33c is the max temp of the water, a chick is never going to be able to warm up to 33c due to the heat gradient...
 
Good thing the warm water jar is around that temperature.
since the water will cool as it impart warmth to the fhick and the environment, it’ll still be too cold. I would make it warmer, fill directly from you hot water faucet, then wrap a paper towel around it. make a few of these jars, 4 would be a good number.. i think. the chick needs enough heat to warm up to do other activities.

do you have a lamp? a 100w incandescent light bulb puts out a good amount of heat, this was what i used for my own brooder. make sure that the bulb itself is out of reach for the chicks.

edit: just saw cazooks reply, yes! surround and throw a towel over the jars so they can trap the heat, like a little warm cave so to speak
 

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom