Lonely chick

[Hensintexas]

I’ve always had more than just a few, when I had chickens. They always do better with friends! All ours are very close in age, so nobody is the odd-chicken-out.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I was thinking about getting two just in case! But my question is, right now she’s in the coop in her see no touch, can i put the babies with her in the coop or should i put them under a heating lamp first? It gets down to mid fifties here at night

If you get younger chicks, that are not feathered in yet, they will need heat.

 

[Poodlemum]

Ask around on your local classifieds or chicken groups on Facebook, there’s always some older chicks looking for homes in ours. People want a certain breed and have to fulfil the minimum for shipped birds

 

[Folly's place]

So do you know why the chick died? Didn't pick up on that at first, but this could be an issue. However, these chicks weren't actually in isolation, so may not matter...
mary

 

[CKfarm22]

So do you know why the chick died? Didn't pick up on that at first, but this could be an issue. However, these chicks weren't actually in isolation, so may not matter...
mary

No i’m not sure. I let the chicks out from their “coop” and one (the one who died) went into the run. We were outside so i didn’t see a problem with it. Turned my back for 5 minutes while in the garage and heard a big squawk from the run. I ran out and the chick was laying in the corner. I picked it up and it was bleeding. I gave it to my boyfriend because i started crying because it was my fault i let them out

 

[rosemarythyme]

Me too i’m just really worried and sad right now

Just make sure that once you begin integration, you do as much supervising as you can in the beginning, to see how the older ones take to the younger one.

Having a lot of space and clutter to work with will help, so the younger bird can get away and hide if needed, as does having at least 2 feeders spread out to avoid conflicts over food.

 

[jus10inla]

Should i get my chick a friend? The only thing i’m worried is that’s she’s 5 weeks old and the chick will be younger then her too.

Thats not bad.. i had a 2 month old had 4 siblings killed. I put her in a coop with 3 1 month olds. She became like a mom to them and to this day there almost 6 months old and they still stay in a tight pack , with the 1 month older still acting like mom

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Sorry you lost the one chick.
If you can find a similar aged chick for your remaining chick to bond with, before you try to integrate her with the older birds, that might help.
Everyone needs a buddy!

 

[Let There Be Light]

Should i get my chick a friend? The only thing i’m worried is that’s she’s 5 weeks old and the chick will be younger then her too.

I would get her a few friends, in my opinion. Lucky was about 5 weeks when she got friends, too, so I wouldn't worry too much about the age difference. That said, though, I would also get maybe two or more so that she's outnumbered. Lucky got four buddies and there was no fighting.

 

[Let There Be Light]

We ended up getting her three new friends today. Not sure if we’re going to keep all three but here they are!

Yay!! Adorable!