Sleepy baby chick

[Gooselover567]

Is there anything else that it could be?

 

[rayrose]

What is the dark brown area in the middle of the floor?

 

[rosemarythyme]

Thanks for posting the new container, definitely an improvement. Lower the temperature enough so that the chicks are loosely dispersed or loosely hanging out towards center of the brooder area. You don't want them clumped under where the lamp is (too cold) or as far as possible (too hot).

 

[Flockincrazy]

I was wondering if this was normal-I have a 3 day old lavender ameraucana chick and it keeps falling asleep. The others are chirping and eating but she just falls asleep. Even if I pick her up she doesn't even open her eyes. She is a little smaller than the rest.

I would keep an eye on her but don't worry too much I had one the same way she lived to be 9yrs old and super sweet

 

[Gooselover567]

which one do I keep an eye on?

 

[Gooselover567]

I figured out that the container was too hot. Even when I lowered the temp they were still to hot so I turned it off to give them a short break to cool down and will turn it back on in maybe 15 min

 

[Gooselover567]

Also the dark brown part was a flower that we put in to play with

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry you lost more.

I understand you just put them in another container, but can you provide a larger one than that?
I think they are still too hot - they need one warm spot - at their age, I would try for 85-90F on the warm side and let the rest of the brooder be cool.

The cool side needs to be large enough for the food/water stations and for the chicks to be able to cool down as well.

Direct oral dose each chick with 2-3 drops of the Poultry Nutri-Drench twice a day. Provide them with fresh plain cool water to drink.

 

[Gooselover567]

ok i will do that asap and thx for all the help everybody

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Keep us posted on how they are doing.