/ Register

  1. If this is your first time on BYC, we suggest you start with one of these three options:
    Raising Chickens Chicken Coops Join BYC
    Not a member yet? join BYC here & then introduce yourself in our community forum here.

How Do I Keep a lone peep happy. One of the remain two I have is dying

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by SandyC, Jul 5, 2008.

Most Liked Posts
  1. Jul 5, 2008 #1
    SandyC

    SandyC Songster

    237
    1
    131
    May 31, 2007
    The Flint Hills, Kansas
    Poor little thing. It seemed healthy and slowly it started to look weaker and weaker. It's now lying down and very listless. The other peep seems very bothered. It's so hard not to be able to do anything. I don't think that I want to hatch peeps again. The whole process has been very depressing.[​IMG] Darned power outages!
     
  2. Jul 6, 2008 #2
    silkiechicken

    silkiechicken Staff PhD Premium Member

    21,494
    257
    393
    Jan 25, 2007
    Everett WA/Corvallis OR
    If you can't get another chick or save the sick one, you'll have to be it's friend. You can give a mirror, but do tap on food and water often to make sure it eats. You can do a search on lone chicks or single chicks to find past threads on this topic.
     
  3. Jul 6, 2008 #3
    can you hear me now?

    can you hear me now? Songster

    1,744
    10
    181
    Jun 18, 2008
    Southwest Missouri
    I always handled my lone chicks a lot until i got other hatchlings. Seemed to work out pretty well. Best of luck.
     
  4. Jul 6, 2008 #4
    eggchel

    eggchel Crowing Premium Member

    6,189
    62
    291
    Dec 26, 2006
    Both Coasts
    I usually stand a feather duster up in the corner of the brooder so that the lone chick can snuggle under "mom". Once I put a little stuffed animal (a beany type parrot) in with the baby for company.
     

BackYard Chickens is proudly sponsored by: