heatherbeast
Songster
Hi all, this is a general, non-emergency illness question.
I am wondering how long you nurse baby (less than a week old) chicks if they are ill? I occasionally take on surrendered youngsters, and have had mixed results. Some of them have had severe wry neck, others have curled toe, or have had bad hatches. In my experience, if the chick is eating on its own about 24 hours after I start nursing it, it recovers pretty quickly and goes about a reasonably normal life. There have been others where they never seem to come around and usually die after about 4 heartbreaking days.
Assuming the nursing uses the right medications, feed, and watering on a 2-3 hour schedule, with no aspiration, what would be the longest you have nursed a chick and had recovery? How long did it take your survivors to start eating and drinking on their own? What's the longest you've nursed a chick before it died on its own? What signs did your babes give you that it was time to cull? What were they ill with? I am hoping to learn from your experiences, and look forward to your shared knowledge.
I am wondering how long you nurse baby (less than a week old) chicks if they are ill? I occasionally take on surrendered youngsters, and have had mixed results. Some of them have had severe wry neck, others have curled toe, or have had bad hatches. In my experience, if the chick is eating on its own about 24 hours after I start nursing it, it recovers pretty quickly and goes about a reasonably normal life. There have been others where they never seem to come around and usually die after about 4 heartbreaking days.
Assuming the nursing uses the right medications, feed, and watering on a 2-3 hour schedule, with no aspiration, what would be the longest you have nursed a chick and had recovery? How long did it take your survivors to start eating and drinking on their own? What's the longest you've nursed a chick before it died on its own? What signs did your babes give you that it was time to cull? What were they ill with? I am hoping to learn from your experiences, and look forward to your shared knowledge.