My name is Nicole and I am new to raising chicks PLEASE HELP....

[Melky]

Welcome to BYC!​

 

[rjohns39]

Hi Nicole and welcome to BYC We're so happy you decided to join us

I really hope your chick get's better

 

[CaramelKittey]

Welcome to BYC! Hope you enjoy BYC!

 

[Anime2lover]

Can you describe whats wrong with it/them?? Cant help if we dont have an.idea of whats happening. Pics are helpful to.

Welcome, enjoy your time here.

A little late to respond, my responce is pretty much the same as everyone else here XD, good luck with your chick though.

 

[NMCaAvoy]

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Could she be choking or trying to gulp down too much food? The "bloated" could just be a full crop... do the other chicks look the same? Or it could be sour crop or possibly wry neck, but I'm not certain the treatment for those issues, check these links:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/wry-neck-causes-treatment-and-prevention.67732/

If you've just washed her bottom, the down feathers will appear to have disappeared... wet chickens look terrible. You can use a blow dryer to fluff them back out and keep her warm. If you think the chicks are cold, continue to use the heat lamp, or even lay out a heating pad for them. Your sick chick would probably appreciate the heating pad too.

I hope she gets better soon.

Hello thank you for all your help but my baby chick passed this morning. I am devastated was there something else I could have done what do I do with her?

 

[feathermaid]

Hello thank you for all your help but my baby chick passed this morning. I am devastated was there something else I could have done what do I do with her?

@NMCaAvoy I am so sorry for your loss
Losing a chick can be so heartbreaking, but sometimes there's nothing that you could have done. It's hard to even say for sure what was wrong, especially without seeing a video or pictures. If you would like to know the cause of death, you can have a necropsy done, just be sure to keep her body refrigerated (not frozen) in plastic. Here's how to find a lab in your area:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/necropsy-and-disease-testing-lab-info.1236884/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...tic-labs-by-state-under-construction.1223966/

Otherwise, you could bury her in your yard, burn her body or even place in a garbage bin. Again, I'm so sorry you had to go through that.

 

[Cadence A Waller]

Hello thank you for all your help but my baby chick passed this morning. I am devastated was there something else I could have done what do I do with her?

I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[DobieLover]

So sorry for your loss.
I can certainly sympathize with you as I have lost three chicks in three days. I'm hoping this mornings loss is the last.

 

[CarpCharacin]

Sorry for your loss

 

[drumstick diva]

sorry for your loss as well as Dobie Lover's.