Sick chick

[Companihen]

I have a little fluffy bantam chick... hatched yesterday and has been doing fine. Until about an hour ago I kept noticing it falling over on its back and laying like that and the other chicks would come and peck and it would hardly move. Would eventually right itself but gradually put its head back and sort of fall over again. Just keeps shutting its eyes and lying in a funny position. I've tried to get it to have a drip of sugar water off my finger but not interested. Chicks are in a brooder box now with a titan heat plate and plenty of space either side. Other chicks seem super healthy atm. Any ideas? the sick chock is in the mini hospital I made it in the tub near the heat plate.

 

[Debbie292d]

What I would do:

I'd make a batch of Poultry Cell water, put some in a teaspoon and try get it to drink a little, then put it back in the incubator (99.5) for a day.

I just did this a week ago in a similar situation and it's fine now.

 

[Companihen]

What I would do:

I'd make a batch of Poultry Cell water, put some in a teaspoon and try get it to drink a little, then put it back in the incubator (99.5) for a day.

I just did this a week ago in a similar situation and it's fine now.

Unfortunately this chick died. Only lived a few hours after I'd noticed it... I tried to give it a little water but it didn't really drink

 

[Debbie292d]

Unfortunately this chick died. Only lived a few hours after I'd noticed it... I tried to give it a little water but it didn't really drink

So sorry!

 

[Companihen]

So sorry!

Thank you for the advice anyway. I have 13 others from this hatch. My first incubating experience. Hope I didn't do anything wrong and the others survive. I'm very attached to them already and would love them to join the others in my garden one day