HELP....sick chick very sudden....

[Cluky]

Yes they are warm. I did set it up so they can regulate. Warm and cooler spots in their bin. All ventilated.

 

[maidenwolfx80]

did you hatch the eggs or buy the chicks..

 

[Kim95037]

Baby chicks do sleep a LOT. Tho, Ive been watching mine and being quite paranoid about everything, I just lost 4 baby chicks to infectious bronchitis.
One thing you can do that always helps is put some electrolytes in their water, like Sav a Chick. It has vitamins too, there are several different brands.

 

[Cluky]

From MyPetChicken. But it has been two weeks since I got them. They have been wonderful up until today.

 

[Cluky]

How do you make it drink water though. Tried giving it but it doesn't want to drink.

 

[Kim95037]

If it doesnt want to drink you can get an eye dropper and let it drip off of the end of their beak. Sometimes they will take the water in that way.

 

[Kim95037]

Hey what kind of chicks are they? I got some bantam EEs from them and I lost 5 out of the 6. I think 4 died because the trip was too hard, the last one died from IB, which I was fairly certain I got from a couple of chicks that I brought home from a local hatchery. I REALLY wish I would have had a necropsy done on one of the MPC chicks, because I will never be 100% certain of the source now.

 

[maidenwolfx80]

You can give some sugar water to help pep the chick back up. How is the poo and is it eating normal

 

[maidenwolfx80]

Hey what kind of chicks are they? I got some bantam EEs from them and I lost 5 out of the 6. I think 4 died because the trip was too hard, the last one died from IB, which I was fairly certain I got from a couple of chicks that I brought home from a local hatchery. I REALLY wish I would have had a necropsy done on one of the MPC chicks, because I will never be 100% certain of the source now.

This has nothing to do with the sick chick ,,, have you had bantam EEs and how big are they?

 

[Kim95037]

Yeah, you're right, the type of chick doesnt matter, I was just curious I guess. My point is Im not sure of the source of IB. I doubt it was MPC, they are wonderful and also NPIP certified, but like I said I cant be 100% sure of the source. They were all very small, the one that did survive was quite a bit larger. They were 3 days old when I got them.