Please help...

[rosemi78]

I have a chick that was born yesterday after noon on day 21(late), day 22(early). Her eyes aren't open. She is moving around all over the place, but she is drying at all. I have a couple water containers in the incubator for humidity, and I stuffed them full of paper towels to keep any chicks from drowning. She likes to lay on top of those (which I know is why she's not drying out). But... She's hitting the heating element!!! Then she just cries and cries. Please give me ideas on how to help. She's #9 out of 11 and I don't want to lose her...

 

[Chick Charm]

The heating element should be moved or protect the chicks from it. Place it in a brooder that is safe to raise chicks. If the eyes are not opened by the end of the day, well.......you may have to cull.

 

[rosemi78]

Okay, I set a cooler up as an emergency brooder. I'm just waiting for the temps to warm up. My only heat options were either a 60w bulb or a UVA/UVB bulb, so I went with the 60w...

 

[Reurra]

60w may not get warm enough unless she is under it directly. Is it a large cooler you have her in?

 

[rosemi78]

It's all I have. I just raised the floor of the brooder so she would be closer to the heat source. I'm waiting to see what the temp is going to get to.
I will raise the floor higher if I have to. It's about 1/3 up from the bottom right now.

 

[rosemi78]

Raised it up more. I think this will work to get temps up...

 

[rosemi78]

Also covered the exposed part of the screen cover with newspaper to trap in some of the heat. Temps are at 89.8 and slowly rising. Just about there.

 

[rosemi78]

She's doing well, and is resting quietly. Her eyes have opened and she's slowly starting to dry out. Once she's nice and fluffy & more stable, I'll transfer her into the main brooder with the other 8 chicks.

 

[roostersandhens]

She's doing well, and is resting quietly. Her eyes have opened and she's slowly starting to dry out. Once she's nice and fluffy & more stable, I'll transfer her into the main brooder with the other 8 chicks.

Thats great news!!

 

[rosemi78]

She didn't make it...