Diveks
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- 6/16/19
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So this chick came from eggs that i hatched out where the female passed (older, experienced pair). The parents live in a large aviary with a complete diet, first time breeding in my house (they were given to me by a friend). Oh and they are lovebirds.
well the chick is severely stunted and stopped growing after a few days and its weight stayed constant. I do have prior experience in handfeeding day olds and none of them had these issues. It has 2 other chicks with it (different containers) the chick it hatched together with is more than twice its size.
this chick looks dehydrated and thin. Crop is emptying normally, i keep food in the crop all the time except for once a day fully empty. Keep itself on its back and has curled toes. Although feeding response is really good! I am currently feeding it thinner concistency that it is suppose to be after it looked to be dehydrated. Oh i do have to add it has pooping problems. Its poop gets stuck to its vent so i have to wipe it every hour.
the problem is there are no avian vets around. 1 in this country and it is a few hour drive away no way i am able to bring a young chick along. Im confused because the other chicks are growing very very quickly and even starting to open their eyes while this one looks like a 3-4 day old!
more info:
- feedings:
every 2-3 hours
Formula: Nutribird A21
Others added: pedialyte and probi-zyme (for probiotics)
Temp: 39-40 C
weight chart: (baby one is older)
Baby 1:
2.11
2.65
3.55
4.12
4.66
5.23
6.33
7.48
8.14
9.00
10.26
12.36
Baby 2:
3.00
3.72
4.30
5.15
6.00
7.10
8.36
10.62
Baby 3 (issues):
2.33
2.73
3.25
4.27
4.01
4.46
4.76
4.65
im worried the chick won’t make it! If i thicken the formula it looks dehydrated, if I don’t it might get thinner!
well the chick is severely stunted and stopped growing after a few days and its weight stayed constant. I do have prior experience in handfeeding day olds and none of them had these issues. It has 2 other chicks with it (different containers) the chick it hatched together with is more than twice its size.
this chick looks dehydrated and thin. Crop is emptying normally, i keep food in the crop all the time except for once a day fully empty. Keep itself on its back and has curled toes. Although feeding response is really good! I am currently feeding it thinner concistency that it is suppose to be after it looked to be dehydrated. Oh i do have to add it has pooping problems. Its poop gets stuck to its vent so i have to wipe it every hour.
the problem is there are no avian vets around. 1 in this country and it is a few hour drive away no way i am able to bring a young chick along. Im confused because the other chicks are growing very very quickly and even starting to open their eyes while this one looks like a 3-4 day old!
more info:
- feedings:
every 2-3 hours
Formula: Nutribird A21
Others added: pedialyte and probi-zyme (for probiotics)
Temp: 39-40 C
weight chart: (baby one is older)
Baby 1:
2.11
2.65
3.55
4.12
4.66
5.23
6.33
7.48
8.14
9.00
10.26
12.36
Baby 2:
3.00
3.72
4.30
5.15
6.00
7.10
8.36
10.62
Baby 3 (issues):
2.33
2.73
3.25
4.27
4.01
4.46
4.76
4.65
im worried the chick won’t make it! If i thicken the formula it looks dehydrated, if I don’t it might get thinner!