URGANT Runt of chicks stressed, won't stop cheeping and won't eat???

[Cheepingchicks]

Im going to start off by saying this is my first time EVER raising chicks, i have done hours of research but I'm sure there is something I am doing wrong. I am keeping the two 60w bulbs on and a steady temperature of 32-35 degrees Celsius. So my 3 melanistic mutant pheasants hatched 2 and 3 days ago, the runt of the litter is around 3 days old and has been acting strange. He is much skinnier than the other chicks, his feathers are more sparse, his eyes don't open very wide like the chicks, his legs are extreemly straight or hes flopped on his back he also hangs his head between his legs (he could be tired? and the other two are occasionally are tugging on his feathers. I have put him in his own invlosure with separate heat lamp food and water and is not doing much. He occasionally goes down to food bowl and falls asleep but most of the time he leans on his favourite stuffed animal for comfort. The others chicks seem to cheep for him. So I feel bad but I don't know what to do. Any advice would be appreciated as I am unsure of what on earth I'd going on and I really want him to survive and get well soon.

 

[Tonyroo]

Take a picture of him and post it so everyone can clearly see his condition.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

I am so sorry your chick is struggling. I don't know anything about pheasants, @007Sean should be stopping by soon to welcome you to BYC, he knows all about pheasants. I hope your baby will be ok!

 

[Tonyroo]

32c seems to low of a temperature. You need it at 37c for hatched chicks. Place a temperature reader on the floor of the brooder underneath the light.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

It sounds like the chick may be a "failure to thrive" for whatever reason. I hope it pulls through though.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya and welcome to BYC! I only have silkies, no pheasants, so hopefully, more pheasant people will come help. Good luck!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. Do you have a heating pad without auto shut off? If so, put it in a pillow case and close the end around the cord with a rubber band. Turn it on low.
Make a cave for him low enough so that he can touch his back to it. If he is too cold this should be more comfortable.
I also would give him some Save A Chick or other electrolytes formulated for chicks. Wetting his food may help also. (Just change it frequently because of bacteria.)
Good luck to you and your little guy/gal!

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. So Glad that you have joined this community of poultry lovers.

 

[NevadaEmma]

Is it possibly chocking on something? I had a chick with similar ailments. I had given it chick grit too soon I believe and it was chocking. Tried to eat and drink but could not. It was only a few days old.
We were able to get a small stream of water down its throat and that seemed to do the trick. She was always a bit smaller than the rest, but she thrived.

 

[Fuchsia]

Welcome to BYC! Thanks for joining us.