SHOULD I HELP!?? Chick has been piping over 48 hours?

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Dry it off with a blow dryer so it won't be cold. Wet towels will chill them and they might die...

 

[Kennyhasquails]

She’s pretty active but still isn’t up and walking around. It’s been around 3-4 hours now. Any suggestions?

 

[Ebony Rose]

I know! I’m exhausted. It’s all so nerve racking. My other three chicks will be happy to have a new friend. As for her feathers, they seem to have dried with the “goop” from the inside of the egg, so it feels winery. I’ll just let her be.

Don't worry about fluffing up, all of that will shed very quickly, baby chicks molt almost constantly.

She’s pretty active but still isn’t up and walking around. It’s been around 3-4 hours now. Any suggestions?

Let her rest, she's had one arduous night too, it takes A LOT of energy to try to kick your way out of a wet rubber glove... which is about how being shrink wrapped must feel! It's not uncommon for them to mostly sleep for the first few days with an EASY hatch, imagine how much more tired she must be! If you have some chick booster or electrolytes (pedialyte without iron would do), it might be beneficial to offer her a little bit.

 

[Kennyhasquails]

She’s resting now. I gave her some sugar in water. I’m feeling hopeful.

 

[Aunt Angus]

She’s resting now. I gave her some sugar in water. I’m feeling hopeful.

As are we!!!

 

[Kennyhasquails]

I put her in the brooder now (isolated). Hopefully she’ll be doing okay in the morning. Goodnight everyone.

 

[Kennyhasquails]

She also has curled toes, which is why she can’t stand. She’s been trying very hard to stand. Should wait to put tape on them?

 

[Ebony Rose]

I'd tape them. ChickBooster drops or other vitamin drop in her water. Difficult hatches often have curly toes but it usually works itself out. I like the 'sports tape' available at pharmacies, sticks to itself rather well, but won't pull the hide off of your chick when it's time to remove it.

 

[Kennyhasquails]

She’s not doing well... I feel terrible. I made a new thread about her.