Please Help Quick!!!

[Cyprus]

Not really. I tried carrying him gently to the water but he won't drink it. I also tried a syringe like google said he drank very little though

You have to show a chick that they are supposed to drink water. Very, very gently take the chicks head and dip it's beak in the water for a one second count.
Also, what kind of feed are you giving it?

 

[ChickNanny13]

Cyprus is right, the chicks need warmth. Do you have a heating pad or a lamp with a light bulb/40 watts? It maybe too late for the sole survivor but make sure you don't over heat it too.

It maybe too weak to eat, see if you can get some vitamins & electrolytes for it's water. Get some chick starter feed, wet it & mix some boiled egg yolk, make a mash & slowly see if it will eat.

Careful syringe feeding it, may go down the wrong way. You can try dipping your finger in the water w/vitamins/electrolyes, put drop on the side of it's beak.

 

[muffin_p]

Cyprus is right, the chicks need warmth. Do you have a heating pad or a lamp with a light bulb/40 watts? It maybe too late for the sole survivor but make sure you don't over heat it too.

It maybe too weak to eat, see if you can get some vitamins & electrolytes for it's water. Get some chick starter feed, wet it & mix some boiled egg yolk, make a mash & slowly see if it will eat.

Ok yes. I found a heat lamp and am making sure my little chick doesn't over heat. Also what do I give it to drink?

 

[ChickNanny13]

Where are you located? Are you able to get Save A Chick? Nutri Drench? Gatorade?

 

[muffin_p]

Where are you located? Are you able to get Save A Chick? Nutri Drench? Gatorade?

I live in Texas. Oh I have Gatorade. I gave it a little bit earlier but wasn't sure if it could drink too much of it

 

[Cyprus]

Where are you located? Are you able to get Save A Chick? Nutri Drench? Gatorade?

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[ChickNanny13]

Ok you're main issue is keeping it warm. What do you have it in, you could make a "nest" out of an old towel or if you got a stuffed animal it could "cuddle" against. A feather duster would work too, mimicking a hen.

You have chick feed? Wet it with some gatorade more on the wet side for now, put some on your finger or a toothpick, put it on the side of it's beak. It's messy & slow but syringes make me nervous, may go down the wrong way. If you drip some on it's down feathers, warm tissue to remove before it hardens.

 

[muffin_p]

You have to show a chick that they are supposed to drink water. Very, very gently take the chicks head and dip it's beak in the water for a one second count.
Also, what kind of feed are you giving it?

Yes ok. I don't know what kind it is sorry... Like I said earlier, I got them from a feed store because they were being mis-treated. The gave me a clear bag with feed inside that' what they'e been eating and they've enjoyed the food. Its like seeds mixed with other stuff.

 

[ChickNanny13]

If it's mixed seeds, it won't work, got a pic? If it's grain seeds, then chicks need grit to "grind" the seeds. You got a Walmart close by? Call them see if they have Chick Starter, it's like crumbles.

 

[muffin_p]

Ok you're main issue is keeping it warm. What do you have it in, you could make a "nest" out of an old towel or if you got a stuffed animal it could "cuddle" against. A feather duster would work too, mimicking a hen.

You have chick feed? Wet it with some gatorade more on the wet side for now, put some on your finger or a toothpick, put it on the side of it's beak. It's messy & slow but syringes make me nervous, may go down the wrong way. If you drip some on it's down feathers, warm tissue to remove before it hardens.

Ok so I have it in a shoe box and inside is a towel. I of course have the lid open and have it under a heat lamp. Ok I'll try giving him food. Thank you so much!!