My chick died and I cant get over it :(

[VocpGamer]

Sorry for posting too much but also she doesnt like me holding it how can I hold it probably? Someone said scooping idk what does that means i translated it but still dont understand because Im not English sorry also for some reasons everytime I look at the box I found out she didnt eat but when i feed her with my hands it sometimes eat small pieces like 1 or 2 and sometimes doesnt eat please help me

 

[VocpGamer]

azygous thx for the reply no I dont live near water and your right the sticks are feed pellets but in google images they look big , in reality they looks so small but that makes sense cuz she keep trying to eat it and cant and thanks I will try to play with em on the ground and the water is in small dish dw very small 2 sides dish so they can drink from it , They drunk from it like 3 times fine but the food Idk why they eat when I feed them with my hand but they dont eat from the dish it self that has the food , I saw them eat once but they couldnt eat everytime they try to bite 1 piece it keeps getting away and its a bit had for them to eat it , I will try to smash it before putting it also I will try the scooping with them , Really thank you for replying

Also I dont have sand and theres no beach in this town but theres sand in an area that people work at is it ok if I grab some sand from there in a box and then what I do? cuz Im not really experienced with chicks do I put the sand in the box then put the chick to keep walking on the sand everywhere ? like a floor?

 

[happyhens1972]

The food is too big. You need to break it up into very small pieces. only the size of this....

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Make sure the chick has fresh water. Put clean pebbles in the water so that the chick can not get into the water and drown.

Give the chick a soft toy when you are not with it so it has a friend to cuddle up to.

Look at the pictures that are with the 'scoop' post. It shows you to hold the chick so its legs are hanging down between your fingers and its chest is in your hands. Then it will not be able to jump from your hand. Put your other hand gently over its back too.

If you can only get dyed chicks, this is better than no chicks.

 

[VocpGamer]

Thanks for the reply happyhens I will try to hold it that way also is sink water ok? or should I put normal water that I drink like new water bottle

 

[VocpGamer]

Also she keeps shouting loud noise every day idk why but she stops when im with her

 

[happyhens1972]

Thanks for the reply happyhens I will try to hold it that way also is sink water ok? or should I put normal water that I drink like new water bottle

Sink water is fine x

Also she keeps shouting loud noise every day idk why but she stops when im with her

She is shouting because she is lonely. That's why you need more chicks, then she will be quiet and that's why she is quiet with you, because she has your company. She may also be cold....what heat do you have for her?

Give her a soft toy for company and maybe a small mirror if you have one.

 

[Littleblackstar]

Are you using a heat lamp?

 

[VocpGamer]

Ok I will try to find her a soft toy if I can because I dont really have any toys atm and its 3 AM so I might have to wait until tomorrow

I dont really have heat atm for chicks but the kitchen is really like normal air not cold not warm just good temp between cold and hot

 

[Chicks 'n ducks]

Chicks need a heat lamp to stay warm. For the first week it should be at 100 degrees fahrenheit in the brooder and decreased by 5 degrees each week.

 

[happyhens1972]

She may be getting cold too and that will make her shout. Chicks of her age need temperatures of 95F/35C.

If you have no way of providing this, you definitely need to give her something she can cuddle into for tonight....a soft, warm cloth with no threads to get caught up on. Maybe you could put a bottle of hot water behind the cloth to warm things up and then find a way of heating her tomorrow. You should not buy chicks that you cannot properly heat or they will die. They are too little to heat themselves properly xx