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[silverhair67]

Good Morning!

 

[CSolis]

@sourland I have a chick that's 3 weeks old, but not much bigger than the newly hatched babes. He keeps trying to get under one of the other bantam chicks that's the same age, like it's his momma or something. Would it be advisable to put him in with the younger ones?

 

[sourland]

@sourland I have a chick that's 3 weeks old, but not much bigger than the newly hatched babes. He keeps trying to get under one of the other bantam chicks that's the same age, like it's his momma or something. Would it be advisable to put him in with the younger ones?

Might be worth a try. Sadly there are just some chicks that fail to thrive. Generally it's an irreversible congenital problem, but sometimes they get better and do well. Good luck with it.

 

[CSolis]

Might be worth a try. Sadly there are just some chicks that fail to thrive. Generally it's an irreversible congenital problem, but sometimes they get better and do well. Good luck with it.

He's thriving just fine.. healthy as a lark so far. It's just that he's a midget midget!

 

[sourland]

'Failure to thrive' is a term used to describe chicks that just don't grow. Some spontaneously recover, some just don't grow and die, others recover and grow for a bit then regress and die. Hopefully it is from the first group.

 

[CSolis]

'Failure to thrive' is a term used to describe chicks that just don't grow. Some spontaneously recover, some just don't grow and die, others recover and grow for a bit then regress and die. Hopefully it is from the first group.

I've had a few that grew normally then just flopped over from a heart attack or something else at 10 - 14 weeks. Didn't realize the true definition. Thanks for that!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Old Folks dry here that is good suppose to go to 60 here today.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Afternoon. The wind is drying us out here. But it's a cold wind so not inclinded to stay out long. Goats are enjoying the sun.

 

[sourland]

I've had a few that grew normally then just flopped over from a heart attack or something else at 10 - 14 weeks. Didn't realize the true definition. Thanks for that!

With many of them it appears that the problem is heart related. I had a beagle pup with 'failure to thrive' that died from an inadequate heart.

 

[pennyJo1960]

The sun has come out 58 outside.