It’s like having a newborn

[BNChicken]

If the chick’s asleep do NOT under any circumstances wake her up!!

When she is awake she makes this noise that sounds like a cricket. She makes it ALL DAY. I seriously do not know how she still has a voice at the end of the day. It isn’t a distressed unhappy sound just a constant cricket sound. (Trust me I know her distressed sound lol)

She is just very opinionated and chatters constantly.

I love her to bits.

 

[paneubert]

Do you only have one chick? If so, that is why it won't stop chirping when it is awake.

 

[BNChicken]

Yes. Just the one.

A friends kid hatched eggs for a project. This one is the only one that hatched. They didn’t want the chicken. Just the experience of hatching it.

I moved in with my grandmother (she has the early stages of dementia and since I work from home I was the logical choice) so getting more chickens isn’t an option right now. I am still working on it though.

So even though it isn’t an ideal situation we are making it work.

She doesn’t do a distressed or upset kind of chirp. It’s a soft little cricket sound. She just does it all the time. She even does it in her sleep some.

 

[ChemicalchiCkns]

May be play a video to her?

 

[BNChicken]

That’s a good idea. I may try that in the morning.

 

[BGcoop]

What a cutie though!

 

[Ladybird CA]

You can try giving her a stuffed animal and mirror. It’s very stressful on baby chicks to not have a companion. I bet if you listed this blue silkie chick on Craigslist someone would adopt it immediately.

 

[rkapfen]

I totally agree above. I had one chick alone for one day and I gave her a mirror and stuffed animal and she was so happy and I don’t think she even knew she was alone. Even if your chicks chirps don’t sound distressed it sounds like she’s trying to call out for a sibling or mom and that’s sad :/ a stuffed animal and little mirror will really help!

 

[aart]

A friends kid hatched eggs for a project. This one is the only one that hatched. They didn’t want the chicken. Just the experience of hatching it.

 

[Fishkeeper]

Maybe you could go to a feed store and get at least one more. Two chickens isn't going to be any more work than one, and will make this one much, much happier. Chickens are social and really shouldn't be kept alone.