New chicks came home today. They've slept all day. Normal?

[HappyGals]

This morning I brought home my first chicks. I got them from a local farm store but they were delivered from Mt Healthy yesterday. I assume they are very tired and stressed from being mailed.

Since I brought them home they've been sleeping almost the entire time. They ate for a few minutes and then went back to sleeping. I haven't seen any drink or explore their brooder.

When should I be concerned? Do they just need a long rest to recover from travel?

 

[Mill Chick]

It is very normal for young chicks to sleep a lot but if you want you can give your chicks some organic apple juice or if you don’t have any chop some apples up add a little water and pop them into the microwave for a minute then give the chicks the juice. The sugar in them energy (I would think it’s much better than giving plain sugar water) and there are also B vitamins in it!

 

[HappyGals]

I wanted to update in case someone stumbled across this in the future. They were just very tired from travel. They perked up later in the evening and are now doing so well!