New born chick sick! (Pic included ) Posted on other thread this morning and no response. Please hel

[getaclue]

Just make sure to keep antibiotic ointment, like neosporin, WITHOUT the pain medication in it, on the umbilical area for a few days. Check it's vent regularly, and keep it open. The neosporin actually helps with that. Get some Rooster Booster, or Poly ViSol without iron, and put a a drop in 1/4 cup of water, and give that to it. You may also add a pinch of sugar, or honey to the vitamin water mixture. These things will help strengthen it.

 

[FizzyChicken]

What you should do is warm the area and put some antibiotic on it. Continue to hand feed him and give him electrolyte water to give him that boost. He may not make it.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

this morning I had a chick hatch with the egg yolk sac outside of the body one of the other hens pecked the egg yolk sac and it started to bleed I picked it up and it was busted so now the chick is in the house with me I am feeding it's with an eyedropper was a mixture of water and check feed medicated hopefully to prevent infection my problem is now that the check is still not moving around much it's peeping and kicks his legs and kind of Lifts its head up but it's the leftover yolk sac is fused with the cloth the chick is laying on. Will this fall off on its own or am I going to have to figure out how to remove the chick from the cloth because it stuck?

Despite the name "medicated chick feed" medicated chick feed is useless at either controlling or preventing infections because medicated chick feed is not medicated nor is it an antibiotic like we humans think of medicine. Use a topical antibiotic as recommended by birdman55 to help prevent or possibly control external infections on chicks.

I am trying to understand why this biddy still had some of the yoke sack on the outside of its body. Did she need help getting out of the shell?

Thanks. I will keep you posted on how it goes. I have it separate from the others and keeping it under a warmer. The rest turned out fine this is a first for me. If anyone knows about the sac please let me know. I want to know if this will fall off on its own

The yoke sack...... sack and all.... should be completely absorbed by the chick after it hatches. The yoke sack is Mother Nature's version of a brown-bag-lunch and Miss Nature's plan is for the chick to use up this food before the chick goes out into the big bad dangerous world. This is why mamma hens usually remain on the nest with their biddies for up to 72 hours after hatching is complete. This is also a good reason to avoid staggered hatches by setting eggs that haven't ALL been properly stored and stored alike, so that ALL the eggs can begin developing at the same time and rate. When you have your first hen steal her nest away from your sight, and you think that a varmint got her, only to see her rise from the dead with 12 to 15 perfect baby chicks in tow will you begin to realize just how important good incubation practices are.

The term "Day Old Chicks" is a marketing ploy used by hatcheries to evoke pictures in the customers' mind of straw hat wearing little blue eyed children watching fuzzy baby chickens cavorting in the hay mow. Sorry for the sarcasm but I'm trying to make a point here, that is other than the point that is on top of my noggin.

 

[Mandy020386]

Despite the name "medicated chick feed" medicated chick feed is useless at either controlling or preventing infections because medicated chick feed is not medicated nor is it an antibiotic like we humans think of medicine.  Use a topical antibiotic as recommended by birdman55 to help prevent or possibly control external infections on chicks.

I am trying to understand why this biddy still had some of the yoke sack on the outside of its body.  Did she need help getting out of the shell?


The yoke sack...... sack and all.... should be completely absorbed by the chick after it hatches.  The yoke sack is Mother Nature's version of a brown-bag-lunch and Miss Nature's plan is for the chick to use up this food before the chick goes out into the big bad dangerous world. This is why mamma hens usually remain on the nest with their biddies for up to 72 hours after hatching is complete.  This is also a good reason to avoid staggered hatches by setting eggs that haven't ALL been properly stored and stored alike, so that ALL the eggs can begin developing at the same time and rate.  When you have your first hen steal her nest away from your sight, and you think that a varmint got her, only to see her rise from the dead with 12 to 15 perfect baby chicks in tow will you begin to realize just how important good incubation practices are.   

The term "Day Old Chicks" is a marketing ploy used by hatcheries to evoke pictures in the customers' mind of straw hat wearing little blue eyed children watching fuzzy baby chickens cavorting in the hay mow.  Sorry for the sarcasm but I'm trying to make a point here, that is other than the point that is on top of my noggin.

I knew that the sack is there for nutrition for the first 3 days. All of these chicks were hatched by a hen and the eggs were all fresh that day when I gave them to her. I just took from the box and put them under her because she had been broody for about two weeks. So it's nothing I did or anything that was not done properly. This happens on rare occasions. I know this now after hours of research. They were due on Wednesday and started hatching Monday. I have her on a antibiotic and save a chick electrolytes for hydration and I have been putting antibiotic ointment on her. It took her about 12 hours to break free I did not assist her.

 

[Osburnsa]

How is she doing today?

 

[Mandy020386]

She's trying hard to stand. She's still sleeping a lot I'm just worried about her being able to walk and eat on her own.

 

[Mandy020386]

In need of food suggestions that will help with energy and weight gain. It can't be chick food she is dependent on me for her meals. I have to force her to eat bad drink. I'm worried I'm not giving her enough because she is still the size of a newly hatched chick. Her brothers and sisters are growing so fast. She's still not standing on her own and not sure if she can see. She hardly opens her eyes. I want her to get better so badly i just wonder if I'm doing all I can. I read that bananas are good for weight gain and they are safe for chickens so I bought organic baby food. I worry about her quality of life and if someone has had this happen to them too. Not necessarily having a chick born with a yolk sack outside her body and it was injured but just have experienced having a chick completely dependent on you for days and if there was a silver lining. This is all a learning experience for me and I'm taking it one day at a time. Please Help I am desperate for advice or maybe a story with a happy ending.

 

[MaLoTu]

Definitely not an expert, but would you have a way to give her grit if you introduced a food like that? I hear mixed reviews on egg yolks, but some people believe they don't need grit with the yolk. You can probably mix it into a texture that she can handle as well.

I am hoping for a happy ending, too!

 

[Mandy020386]

Definitely not an expert, but would you have a way to give her grit if you introduced a food like that? I hear mixed reviews on egg yolks, but some people believe they don't need grit with the yolk. You can probably mix it into a texture that she can handle as well.

I am hoping for a happy ending, too!

She's really hard to feed she's not strong enough and still does not grasp the concept of eating. Grit is hard to feed her cause it clogs the dropper. I am giving her yolks and other stuff but I just made her a temporary chick chair until I can make a better one. I just don't know how much to feed her and she has not pooped in 24 hrs. Her vent is not blocked it closed. I'm just doing anything and everything I can to help her.

 

[MaLoTu]

Well, if she doesn't make it, it isn't because of your lack of trying. You are doing the best you can and it is commendable. I don't think there is going to be any magical food that will help her grow any quicker. I know that my chicks are constantly eating. I don't know if you are willing to, but maybe increase the feeding intervals, but decrease the amount of food/time spent at each? I know that this must be stressful for you. I freak out having to remove the leg bands (zip-ties) I put on them, so I can't even imagine what you are going through.