Re: My new baby chick needs help

[imari2542]

Thanks to all the help we received from everyone in this forum our baby chick hatched last night
(https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5472282#p5472282)

This is our first chick we have ever hatched so we still have a lot of questions.

The chick still seems lethargic.

We have had to feed the chick by hand. It was getting so weak and starting to just lay on it's side.

Right after we fed it, it was standing fine, what a difference!

Will he/she starting drinking/eating w/o help. We have been helping it each and drink.

Is there anything else we should be doing/not doing?

 

[wannabchick]

I dipped my really weak ones beak in water, every hour on the hour for 5 days,....

Vitamins and sugar in the water

I also added plain yogurt on my finger and tipped the beak with it once a day,

Good luck

 

[newchickgal]

I hope the little one is doing better today. Please keep us posted.