Ufff. Got a call at 8:30!that the chicks were at the Post Office. When I got there the room was eerily quiet. I thought, probably the chicks were warm and happy because it had only taken 2 days (actually less than 48 hrs) instead of the usual three for them to get here. I said: I don’t hear any chirping! And the post master said, yes, I am afraid they are all dead - there are no sounds and no movement. What??? Sure enough I opened the box and there were 4 lifeless chicks splayed out in the box. I stared at them for a bit and thought I saw the tiniest breathing movements from one of them. Then she opened and closed her beak. I hightailed it home and warmed her up in my hands. My daughter got a hot water bottle, and i held her sitting on it with my hand over it fo an hour or so. She cam to and started making sounds. She moved a bit and stood up. She finally opened her eyes. I tried getting some sugar water into her and at the end of the hour she actually started taking a few sips on her own. She is resting in the brooder now. She was constantly falling over backwards at first, staggering backwards, using her wings for balance. An hour or two later I actually saw her take some forward steps! She is resting now and I go and get a bit of water with Nutridrench into her every 20 min or so. Still not eating or moving around much. I just have a little bit of hope for her. We’ll see.
I felt the heat pack and it felt cool - seems like it never got activated... Meyer was very good and are sending me replacement chicks next week. Still, so sad
. The little survivor is a Black Copper Marans. Keeping my fingers crossed!
I felt the heat pack and it felt cool - seems like it never got activated... Meyer was very good and are sending me replacement chicks next week. Still, so sad
. The little survivor is a Black Copper Marans. Keeping my fingers crossed!
