Help! Sis is bringing over chick-UPDATE IN LAST POST :(

[missusduray]

OHHHHH, chickie and all her friends are sooooo cute! What an adorable and wonderful surprise you had dropped on you! Congrats on the new addition.
Kristyne

 

[iopele]

Aww, I'm so glad Chickie got a real buddy! Though the pictures with Chickie and the mirror and stuffed chick are TOO CUTE too. You've got a great DH there!

 

[AZmama]

Chicky died tonight.

We don't know what happened. S/he was fine when we all left this evening. My dh can home a couple hrs later to find her lying on her back nearly dead. I called on my way home from a b-day party and he was distraught. He told me what happened and that he was carrying her around with him, but she was just lying limp in his hands. I rushed home, and s/he died in my hands 5 min. later.

All kinds of questions are running through our heads. Did the new chick hurt her? (We could find no external injuries, but she was standing over Chicky when dh found her.) Was she sick? If, so will our new chick die too?

We completely cleaned out the crate and replaced the bedding, food and water. Our new chick (Jessie) has been chirping hysterically, racing around, and jumping at the sides of the crate. I have typed most of this post one-handed, as the only way to calm her down is to hold her. I don't know if something is wrong with her too, or if she is missing her friend.

I am afraid to get a new chick to keep Jessie company - what if she caught something from Chicky and gets sick and passes it on?
We are all so sad.

My sweet dh is taking it the hardest.
Here's his favorite picture of Chicky:

 

[MTchick]

How terrible! I'm so sorry you lost your chick. Poor you, poor little chick, both.

The newer black and white chick looks like an Australorp to me. Maybe you can go back to the store and get another one- she is soooo active because she is lonely and scared, probably.

The new chick might have given something to the first chick, but it is impossible to know. If you get another chick from the same bunch at the store, they can't possibly cross-contaminate themselves again, so that should be safe.

Try not to be too upset. You did everything you could to give the chick a happy start.

-MTchick

 

[thndrdancr]

Oh, I am soooo sorry to hear about Chicky, I was rooting for her and her buddy so much.

I know its hard.

Oh, also to tell you, I had three chicks, I lost one at six weeks and one of the others kind of went nuts/bonkers too. I think it had something to do with her seeing me pick up the other one, and then never bringing her back, so now she is terribly neurotic about it, three weeks later. She is almost 9 weeks old, and is still nuts. So I think sometimes they suffer trauma when they see you take one away and then it never comes back, its hard to get over that. And part of it is also missing the other chickie too. But I think they think (the great hand) had something to do with it. Just my experience.
Jill

 

[Judymae]

I'm so sorry. I hate when anything dies. My daughter is the same way. She goes out every day after school to rescue the bugs that have gotten trapped in water puddles. I could never share with her the story on chickie. She would take it even harder than your husband.

I would definently get another chick. Baby chicks die for what seems like no reason at all. I'm sure the other chick was standing over chickie to see why she wasn't moving. They looked to close in age to have problems together. Especially if you didn't see any signs of pecking. Good luck.

 

[AZmama]

Thank you all for your condolences.

We are concerned about Jessie. She chirps NON-STOP. I am not exaggerating. If she is awake, she is chirping. Not a contented chirp either. She did not do this before chicky died. She was very quiet and laid back.

If the feed store was open today, she would have a new buddy. Despite my worries of spreading sickness to a new bird. I only hope a new buddy will calm her.

We must be crazy. Foster a chick for 4 days and end up with soon to be 2 chicks of our own.

We do not need more animals around here!

 

[momoftwinsinwi]

Keep us updated!!! Best of luck!!

 

[Freebie]

So, does Jessie have a new friend today? and how is she doing?

 

[Emchick]

my baby chick died misteereusly (sp?) too,she went limp anddied in my hands