Week old chick only eats cooked egg yolk

[sadstudent102]

Hello everyone!
I'm a new user here and I'm very new to chick care.
In our biology class we were instructed to hatch chicken eggs and I was able to hatch one with our homemade incubator.
The chick I was able to hatch was a Jersey Giant, and for the first few days my chick refused to eat the starter feed I bought for them so I fed them boiled egg yolk in a syringe.

It's been a week and they still refuse to eat the feed. Is this normal? I keep putting fresh feed in their brood everyday but they never touch it.

 

[Hei 20]

Hello everyone!
I'm a new user here and I'm very new to chick care.
In our biology class we were instructed to hatch chicken eggs and I was able to hatch one with our homemade incubator.
The chick I was able to hatch was a Jersey Giant, and for the first few days my chick refused to eat the starter feed I bought for them so I fed them boiled egg yolk in a syringe.

It's been a week and they still refuse to eat the feed. Is this normal? I keep putting fresh feed in their brood everyday but they never touch it.

 

[416bigbore]

Hello and welcome to BYC, You found an Awesome poultry Forum to be a part of with many great knowledgeable members who are more then willing to jump in and help you with any questions you may have.

Sorry to hear about your baby chicks not eating, no this is not Normal. Some one should be around shortly to better assist you. Best of luck.

 

[BDutch]

Welcome to this forum and I hope you won’t stay a sad student for long.
You're biology teacher didn’t do some things right imo. He should have given better instructions and not let students to hatch just 1 egg. Did he say what to do/expect after hatching?

Chicks don’t need food the first 24 hours after hatching.

You should give special chick feed now and no alternatives now to make sure she/he eats healthy food. The chick will eat that if it’s hungry. Compare it with children who can choose between snacks or veggies.

A chick should have brothers or sisters to grow up. Its very lonely to live solitary for a chick/ chicken. Is there a way to get hold of at least one other chick of the same age?

In the article section you can find more info about raising chicks.

 

[Chookchicken]

You could try wetting the chick starter a little bit and keep on add more water until they eat it.

 

[RebelEgger]

Hello from Nova Scotia and welcome to BYC! You’ve joined a great and resourceful community! Enjoy your journey!
Good luck with your chick, I hope it starts eating the starter feed soon. Please share photos of your new little friend.

 

[CluckerFamily]

Welcome to BYC!!
Try a little water in the chick feed, don't give them anymore treats, only chick feed.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I've always fed chicks I raised a wet mash made from their chick starter. Try that as has been suggested. How many chicks do you have? They need to be in a flock, not alone.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal Flock!

I hope you enjoy BYC as much as we do!