Very weak shipped chicks

[columbiacritter]

of 25 shipped 12 arrived alive, 4 have passed, 4 are weak and not drinking on their own. Besides keeping them warm and periodically dipping their beaks in sweetened water is there anything else I should be doing?

 

[chickensioux]

If you don't have any vitamins and electrolytes to put in the water, sugar water is good. Maybe on the weak ones you could give them the water in a syringe every 2 hours. I have had to force feed mine before but it did wonders. You can also make a soup out of the feed and sugar water and feed this to them. Good luck with those babies and I'm so sorry for the loss of the rest of them.

 

[PunkinPeep]

I know this isn't really your point, but i'm very curious....do you still have to pay for all 25? It sounds like they must've been shipped by very unhealthy conditions. After i saved some lives, i would be telling off someone somewhere.

Just curious.

Hope the rest come out o.k. I'm so sorry for you for this.

Beth

 

[pringle]

Yes i agree put viamins and elctroyts in there water.I do this all the time with sick chicks,make some scrambled eggs and chop them up finly the chicks will love it.good luck

 

[flopshot]

i'd hold off on the feeding untill they're hydrated. pedialite can be had at any grocery store. stop by a vet's office for a small syringe. good luck.