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RedHillChicken
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So it's 93 under the panel. Should we get rid of the heat lamp?
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Yes. That is more than warm enough.So it's 93 under the panel. Should we get rid of the heat lamp?
Cooked egg yoke? We'll try that, since I don't want her getting too weak from not eating or drinking.I would definitely get rid of the heat lamp and just keep the heat panel. Anything above 95 is too hot.
As for the weak chick, you can also try mixing the electrolyte (or nutri drench) mixture with some egg yolk. I had a chick with splay leg who lived on the egg yolk/electrolyte mixture for 2 days before eventually eating normal chick crumble (she’s now a healthy gorgeous laying salmon faverolles hen). I fed her with a little syringe (no needle). I carefully dripped the mixture on the side of her beak and she drank it on her own so she wouldn’t aspirate. I gave her about .3ml every hour or so.
The cool side of the brooder is 72. That would give them a warm spot (93 under the panel) and cool spot. Is 72 OK for the cool spot?Yes. That is more than warm enough.
No just raw egg yolk! I mixed a very tiny pinch (barley anything for just one chick) of electrolyte powder with the egg yolk and thinned it out with a tiny bit of water to make it easier to drip onto the side of her beak.Cooked egg yoke? We'll try that, since I don't want her getting too weak from not eating or drinking.
Yes that’s fine as long as they have the warm spot to go under which they do.The cool side of the brooder is 72. That would give them a warm spot (93 under the panel) and cool spot. Is 72 OK for the cool spot?
CMC, thank you so much for this advice. We mixed the raw egg and electrolyte and water, and fed her on the side of her beak. She immediately started taking it in, and we ended up giving her .7 mL and we're letting her rest now. We'll give her more in a bit. The heat is now 91 under the plate. Is that too cool? We've noticed that since we turned off the heat lamp that they all gather under the panel. then they will go out to the cool spot to eat and drink. Thanks again!No just raw egg yolk! I mixed a very tiny pinch (barley anything for just one chick) of electrolyte powder with the egg yolk and thinned it out with a tiny bit of water to make it easier to drip onto the side of her beak.
How often would you feed the egg yoke/electrolyte mix?No just raw egg yolk! I mixed a very tiny pinch (barley anything for just one chick) of electrolyte powder with the egg yolk and thinned it out with a tiny bit of water to make it easier to drip onto the side of her beak.