Lonely single chick

[K3nzi3]

I keep him in a plastic basket with newspaper flooring , which i change daily and keep a towel in the basket for insulation.
He stops crying when someone is near him and chirps happily.I keep him outside the veranda (not in it )for sunlight .At 6pm I try to make the place dark so he sleeps.
He follows me around as I walk. I feed him crushed feed and water. He is healthy enough to jump out the basket and nowadays he doesnt even sleep on the towels. I dont know his exact age but I have had him for about 6 days and could guess the guy who sold him had him for a few days too.

I don't want to sound rude, but you understand that the cute, tiny chick won't stay that way for forever? He is going to get big, FAST. Do you even have space for him to go outside to when older? You were obviously not ready for a chick, because it seems you didn't do a lot of research. For the best of the chick, I would try to find someone who could take him in, who was ready for a chick, and even better, already has some.

 

[AllenK RGV]

He is very energetic , I cant wrap him in towels anymore, he also is calm when someone walks (he probably thinks its his mother).
Even though it is winter I live in tropical climate region.
He has all his feathers grown and is eating properly.
I have a patch of grass in my garage with ants , dirt , etc , where I walk him

Ok good to hear it is feathered out so sounds like it must be at least 4 weeks old and not a newly hatched chick. Regarding the ants I wish mine would eat them. Mine at 3.5months are 50/50 on the roly polys. Would you be so kind as to shoot us a picture so we can estimate the age for you to offer better advice for rearing your bird?

 

[KayKayCakes]

Where are you located? Maybe we could try to get some proper supplies to you and your new friend!

 

[azygous]

Did you get this chick from a street vendor by some chance? Your situation sounds like stories I've seen on this forum over the years. Someone sees a bunch of cute little chicks a vendor has in the bazaar and they think, how hard is it to keep one? The vendor says just feed them chicken feed, and that's all the information you have when you get the chick home.

Chickens are flock animals and need others of their kind in order to be happy and to thrive. Baby chicks have no feathers and even though it's warm, they still lose body heat and need a warm up occasionally. That's one reason they quiet down when you hold them. They are getting warmth from your body as you hold them.

If the chick manages to survive and grow up, which takes about five months, it will still be a flock animal that needs other chickens. If they have no other chickens, if you have other animal pets, that can sometimes work, as long as the pet doesn't eat them.

Since you're a student, the most responsible thing you can do for your chick is to find it a home with other chickens.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Where are you located? Maybe we could try to get some proper supplies to you and your new friend!

As far as where you are located on this site there are state threads that may be useful to you and we can link you to them to make introductions with people in your same environment. I'm not too terribly worried now about the chicks physical needs since the OP mentioned it is feathered.

 

[SeaPolka]

Did you get this chick from a street vendor by some chance? Your situation sounds like stories I've seen on this forum over the years. Someone sees a bunch of cute little chicks a vendor has in the bazaar and they think, how hard is it to keep one? The vendor says just feed them chicken feed, and that's all the information you have when you get the chick home.

Chickens are flock animals and need others of their kind in order to be happy and to thrive. Baby chicks have no feathers and even though it's warm, they still lose body heat and need a warm up occasionally. That's one reason they quiet down when you hold them. They are getting warmth from your body as you hold them.

If the chick manages to survive and grow up, which takes about five months, it will still be a flock animal that needs other chickens. If they have no other chickens, if you have other animal pets, that can sometimes work, as long as the pet doesn't eat them.

Since you're a student, the most responsible thing you can do for your chick is to find it a home with other chickens.

Couldn't have said it better.

 

[wasimroks]

Yes, I know that chicks dont stay cute, Im trying to rear him until he is ready to be sent to a farm

 

[wasimroks]

I checked his poo its okay,
I give him enough water and he doesnt seem to be cold
At first he cuddled in my hand but now he doesnt want to stay in my hand , im guessing he is sufficiently warm.He is not an imported chicken thus he is okay with the weather.

its just that sometimes he needs attention and he also sneezes when the food is too crushed or dusty

 

[wasimroks]

By his dramatic change in health , I can say that he is in a much better condition than the vendor put him it.

Also I might be busy but my maids at hope take care of him when im gone , some of them even raised chickens to my knowledge.
We also let him wonder the house from time to time

 

[Dawnclucks22]

Chickens are very social creatures and need another one of their own species to socialize with. At that age you should be able to integrate a new chick in quite easily. Is it possible you can get another?