Since one of my Rhode Island Red chicks hatched three days ago, it hasn't stopped screaming except occasionally when it's dead asleep. And yes, I mean screaming. Chirping at the top of it's voice to the point I have to sleep with a fan on in my room to cover the noise from the chick (who is in a box in the bathroom next to my room). I checked the chick over multiple times to see if something was wrong with it-nothing I could see. And the temperature was fine so it wasn't cold. Plus, the other chicks were absolutely fine. I figured the chick must have something wrong with it and would die, but it's still alive and has continued to scream...until tonight. I finally called my mother who doesn't have chicken experience, but has baby experience and asked her what she thought. Find a stuffed animal she said. A stuffed animal for a chick? My mother's a bit crazy, except....take a look for yourself...
And now the chick is chirping contentedly for the first time since it hatched!
(The screamer is at the very bottom of the pile. You can see its little bum sticking out)
And now the chick is chirping contentedly for the first time since it hatched!
(The screamer is at the very bottom of the pile. You can see its little bum sticking out)
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