Monumental mistake. Will they be ok?

[staceyj]

We’ve all done things we regret because other “life things” crowded our brains!
They should be fine.

I’d separate out the bloody ones if they are really injured OR if you see any of the other birds showing interest in their boo-boos, just to give them a day or two to recover maybe if you can accommodate that.
I haven’t had a lot of luck with the blu-kote.
Keep a eye out for any signs of infection as well because you’ll want to get right on that. Definitely use neosporin (or similar. The no added pain relief kind)

Thankfully, they at least had water for most of that time.
Dehydration is much more life threatening overall than a day without food.

I like the idea someone above me shared that they have reminders set up on their Alexa .

I have all kinds of crazy reminders set up on my phone. If we met in a grocery store you’d think I was the busiest person in the world despite the fact that I live a pretty quiet life.

I’m just scattered sometimes because I’m pulled in a lot of different directions. My phone is a great tool to help me not let things slip through the cracks.

 

[Philipwharris]

We've all done stupid things! They should heal up fine if you keep ahead of any more injuries.
Just wondering though; how much space per chick? Do they have grit to go with those treats? What are they eating?
You might have to separate the injured chicks, preferably in their pen behind a wire barrier, so they are still 'with' their flockmates. Or, if you have one or two very aggressive chicks, separate them out of site of the others for a week or two.
Having shelters in the pen where chicks can get out of site helps too; not blind corners, but private areas.
Two separate feeders may also help.
Mary

They are still inside so I'm not sure how much room in the brooder. We have ages 3-6 weeks. Always gave grit. They emptied the container yesterday. And they are eating chick starter.

 

[Philipwharris]

I would get them all hydrated first - water is much more important. Once they are all drinking offer feed. Forget the sunflower seeds for the the day, chick starter is what they need.
Do you supply grit free choice in the brooder?

Where are the injuries located? Head//vent?
Do you have your coop/run ready for the chicks?

Between the wings on their backs. The Rhode island is back by the tail. The coop is ready. Just need to finish the run. It's still to unpredictable in michigan for them to go out. They eat chick starter. Yes they had grit the whole time.

 

[danceswithronin]

> we have ages 3 to 6 weeks

This kind of worsens the problem of infighting/cannibalism in my opinion, to have staggered ages growing up together in tight quarters, where some of the chicks are of the size where they really need to be out in a run and others are still young.

I think you start to see some pretty large size/personality discrepancies between those ages, and it can cause bullying issues. I have four 1 week-old chicks and two 3 week-old chicks right now, and I'm worried as they get a bit bigger there will be some fighting amongst them for the same reasons if I can't get all chicks outdoors in a real run by the time the older ones are six weeks old.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

They are still inside so I'm not sure how much room in the brooder. We have ages 3-6 weeks. Always gave grit. They emptied the container yesterday. And they are eating chick starter.

Between the wings on their backs. The Rhode island is back by the tail. The coop is ready. Just need to finish the run. It's still to unpredictable in michigan for them to go out. They eat chick starter. Yes they had grit the whole time.

Glad to hear they are eating.
Space can be an issue, so if the coop portion is much larger than the brooder, you may want to think about finishing up brooding in the coop if you have power there. As long as they are protected from wind/elements (enclosed in the coop) and have a source of heat they should be o.k.

 

[Philipwharris]

> we have ages 3 to 6 weeks

This kind of worsens the problem of infighting/cannibalism in my opinion, to have staggered ages growing up together in tight quarters, where some of the chicks are of the size where they really need to be out in a run and others are still young.

I think you start to see some pretty large size/personality discrepancies between those ages, and it can cause bullying issues. I have four 1 week-old chicks and two 3 week-old chicks right now, and I'm worried as they get a bit bigger there will be some fighting amongst them for the same reasons if I can't get all chicks outdoors in a real run by the time the older ones are six weeks old.

Before this there were no problems at all. The bigger ones momma the little ones. The big ones were the only ones that got hurt. In fact the little ones were laying under the wings of the one that was hurt most. They all get a long really really well.

 

[danceswithronin]

Before this there were no problems at all. The bigger ones momma the little ones. The big ones were the only ones that got hurt. In fact the little ones were laying under the wings of the one that was hurt most. They all get a long really really well.

That's good, mine are getting along well too so far so here's hoping. If you make sure the wounds are covered you shouldn't have any more problem I'd think.

 

[Grits&Eggs]

another thing you can try that worked for me is to put red dots in the brooder somehow. I tore up red pieces of paper and threw them in the brooder.

i found an old xylophone and put that in with them, so much fun to see them "playing" with it!

 

[danceswithronin]

i found an old xylophone and put that in with them, so much fun to see them "playing" with it!

I think toys and enrichment items help a LOT.

 

[aart]

Space can be an issue, so if the coop portion is much larger than the brooder, you may want to think about finishing up brooding in the coop if you have power there. As long as they are protected from wind/elements (enclosed in the coop) and have a source of heat they should be o.k.

Ditto Dat^^^