Cierabug
Songster
When I woke up the heater that the I had set up for my 4 day old chicks was cold and the smallest chick was snuggled by the bottom of it and Im not sure if he hit crushed at all. I warmed him up inside but he's acting very weak as if he just hatched,has very visible veins in his legs and won't eat or drink.He recently started making noise and moving again but still keeps his eyes closed and won't stand.
I was already keeping an eye on this chick because he was smaller and not growing feathers as fast as the others. He also has some dried yellow/brown stuff near over his belly button, but because of a problem with another chick dieing from having his umbilical cord messed with I don't want to clean it. His vent is clean though so he can't have pasted butt.
This is my first time incubating chicks and this is the chick I had planned to keep as a pet so I really dont want to have to loose him or put him down.
I was already keeping an eye on this chick because he was smaller and not growing feathers as fast as the others. He also has some dried yellow/brown stuff near over his belly button, but because of a problem with another chick dieing from having his umbilical cord messed with I don't want to clean it. His vent is clean though so he can't have pasted butt.
This is my first time incubating chicks and this is the chick I had planned to keep as a pet so I really dont want to have to loose him or put him down.