K1Chickies
In the Brooder
My little ones are about a week old... One little one in particular was born spraddle legged, so I used the band-aid method to help him stand upright and walk around. Peeper (as I call him) has been great for the last few days, hopping around and terrorizing his "sisters", but today after my husband and I replaced the band-aid he started acting kind of funky. He only wants to sleep, and his breathing is very loud. It's not a rasping sound, just a loud breath... I can hear him from the other side of the room. We placed him near water but he ignored it. We placed him away from the corner of the brooder where they like to sleep and he did get up and walk to the other chicks to snuggle after a little while.... I'm wondering if these are just signs of stress? Maybe moving from my classroom (with 24 noisy kindergarteners) to my home (with a nosy-half-brother-shih-tzu) is wearing on him?? I've been trying to leave them be and just check on them every few hours to see if it helps... but is there anything else I can be doing to make them comfortable? The other three chicks appear to be fine and are defending Peeper if I go to move or check on him.... He actually fell asleep in my hand the last time I held him which is unusual because normally he tries to escape... Maybe he's just overly tired??
Sorry for the ramble, but opinions would be great! :-/
Sorry for the ramble, but opinions would be great! :-/