Posted September 11, 200816 yr I finally did it! I am a miracle worker!!! I have heard a few people say that when you find a "dead" chick dont discard it, Because you can bring them back to life. I thought-Oh yeah sure how does that work and have failed a few times. Well this morning i went to the cabinet to find a lonely cold "dead" chick when i looked at it it was not shrivelled like they usually are but was freezing and limp. I started to breath warm air on it and then put it back in the huddle with its brothers and sisters to my amazement when i went back 15 minutes later it was pink and wriggling like normal. I am absolutely stoked that i finally recued one. So if it wasnt for this forum i would not have known that and i would have one dead chick on my hands so thanks again guys!
September 11, 200816 yr :hap: Excellent!!! Thanks so much for sharing. You must feel awesome :hap: It's nice to have some happiness around here!
September 11, 200816 yr YAY!!!! I can just see your face full of excitement mate !! Well done ..... did you just put it back or was it breathing and etc when you put it back :hap:
September 11, 200816 yr I finally did it! I am a miracle worker!!! I have heard a few people say that when you find a "dead" chick dont discard it, Because you can bring them back to life. I thought-Oh yeah sure how does that work and have failed a few times. Well this morning i went to the cabinet to find a lonely cold "dead" chick when i looked at it it was not shrivelled like they usually are but was freezing and limp. I started to breath warm air on it and then put it back in the huddle with its brothers and sisters to my amazement when i went back 15 minutes later it was pink and wriggling like normal. I am absolutely stoked that i finally recued one. So if it wasnt for this forum i would not have known that and i would have one dead chick on my hands so thanks again guys! Yep, It does happen. I had a chick that hatched out last night that was kicked out of the nest this morning ... I warmed it up and transferred it to another nest but by mid-afternoon it still hadn't been fed. My solution? I gathered it up and got Tony to drive as fast as possible to Libby's place! :hap:
September 11, 200816 yr My solution? I gathered it up and got Tony to drive as fast as possible to Libby's place! I wish i could have that solution too :yellowhead:
September 12, 200816 yr I finally did it! I am a miracle worker!!! I have heard a few people say that when you find a "dead" chick dont discard it, Because you can bring them back to life. I thought-Oh yeah sure how does that work and have failed a few times. Well this morning i went to the cabinet to find a lonely cold "dead" chick when i looked at it it was not shrivelled like they usually are but was freezing and limp. I started to breath warm air on it and then put it back in the huddle with its brothers and sisters to my amazement when i went back 15 minutes later it was pink and wriggling like normal. I am absolutely stoked that i finally recued one. So if it wasnt for this forum i would not have known that and i would have one dead chick on my hands so thanks again guys! Yep, It does happen. I had a chick that hatched out last night that was kicked out of the nest this morning ... I warmed it up and transferred it to another nest but by mid-afternoon it still hadn't been fed. My solution? I gathered it up and got Tony to drive as fast as possible to Libby's place! Didnt you have a foster nest to put it in Renee ?
September 12, 200816 yr I finally did it! I am a miracle worker!!! I have heard a few people say that when you find a "dead" chick dont discard it, Because you can bring them back to life. I thought-Oh yeah sure how does that work and have failed a few times. Well this morning i went to the cabinet to find a lonely cold "dead" chick when i looked at it it was not shrivelled like they usually are but was freezing and limp. I started to breath warm air on it and then put it back in the huddle with its brothers and sisters to my amazement when i went back 15 minutes later it was pink and wriggling like normal. I am absolutely stoked that i finally recued one. So if it wasnt for this forum i would not have known that and i would have one dead chick on my hands so thanks again guys! Yep, It does happen. I had a chick that hatched out last night that was kicked out of the nest this morning ... I warmed it up and transferred it to another nest but by mid-afternoon it still hadn't been fed. My solution? I gathered it up and got Tony to drive as fast as possible to Libby's place! Didnt you have a foster nest to put it in Renee ? No, I didn't. I tried with 2 nests that could've taken it but they rejected/didn't feed it. The trouble is this chick is 4-5 days younger than everyone else. And I don't have any nests due to hatch soon either ..... Plus I've grouped chicks together according to hatch date so their all the same size and most of my nests already have 4-5 chicks ... I think that ratio is a bit high and would prefer 3 chicks per nest but I had a couple of foster hens feather pluck and a mother who wasn't feeding her chicks well enough so those chicks had to be redistributed. Unfortunately the feather pluckers are in deep nest boxes with swing out doors so I couldn't replace the door with glass/clear plastic .... I tried distracting them with millet sprays and the like but it wasn't working. I think feather plucking can be passed from generation to generation as a learned behaviour, that's why I was so quick to move the chicks ... but it does mean that everything is chockas now.
September 12, 200816 yr Didnt you have a foster nest to put it in Renee ? No, I didn't. I tried with 2 nests that could've taken it but they rejected/didn't feed it. The trouble is this chick is 4-5 days younger than everyone else. And I don't have any nests due to hatch soon either ..... Plus I've grouped chicks together according to hatch date so their all the same size and most of my nests already have 4-5 chicks ... I think that ratio is a bit high and would prefer 3 chicks per nest but I had a couple of foster hens feather pluck and a mother who wasn't feeding her chicks well enough so those chicks had to be redistributed. Unfortunately the feather pluckers are in deep nest boxes with swing out doors so I couldn't replace the door with glass/clear plastic .... I tried distracting them with millet sprays and the like but it wasn't working. I think feather plucking can be passed from generation to generation as a learned behaviour, that's why I was so quick to move the chicks ... but it does mean that everything is chockas now. You will find with time that feather plucking ISNT genetic...it just happens. A plucked chick in the nest of mine has never gone on to be a feather plucker.
September 12, 200816 yr Didnt you have a foster nest to put it in Renee ? No, I didn't. I tried with 2 nests that could've taken it but they rejected/didn't feed it. The trouble is this chick is 4-5 days younger than everyone else. And I don't have any nests due to hatch soon either ..... Plus I've grouped chicks together according to hatch date so their all the same size and most of my nests already have 4-5 chicks ... I think that ratio is a bit high and would prefer 3 chicks per nest but I had a couple of foster hens feather pluck and a mother who wasn't feeding her chicks well enough so those chicks had to be redistributed. Unfortunately the feather pluckers are in deep nest boxes with swing out doors so I couldn't replace the door with glass/clear plastic .... I tried distracting them with millet sprays and the like but it wasn't working. I think feather plucking can be passed from generation to generation as a learned behaviour, that's why I was so quick to move the chicks ... but it does mean that everything is chockas now. You will find with time that feather plucking ISNT genetic...it just happens. A plucked chick in the nest of mine has never gone on to be a feather plucker. I don't think it's genetic, I believe it's acquired behaviour learnt in the nest from the parents - just like good mothers breed good mothers (read good feeders), I think that's acquired behaviour too. But the main reason I swap them is that I hate to see the little ones bereft of their baby down and when the parents start scalping them it's just heartbreaking.
September 12, 200816 yr Firstly CONGRATULATIONS on bringing your little one back what a thrill and I hope I never get a feather plucking budgie that would be I agree heart breaking and I would imagine very detrimental to the little ones health and possibly fatal?
September 12, 200816 yr That is great Missylu I am so happy for you, I hope the little guy keeps going strong :rip:
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