well, if you looked in the shoutbox i have writtened there lastnight about a chick that wasnt being cared for by its mum. I saw the baby hatching out of the egg yesterday (too cute) but thats not what im herefor. I wake up this morning and checked if the first-time mum was accepting her baby again. But the baby was half dead on the other side of the nest so i just began blowing warmth breath on the baby. Ad i am keeping her in abox with a heatbag underneath. I've fed her once with polenta diluted with alot of water. But are there any tips, suggestions, or thing i can feed the baby with? Shes still alive and kicking Daneila

Do you have any other hens with chicks? Or know anyone who does close by? Chances of a chick surviving from 1 day old without a 'mother' is pretty slim.

Edited August 16, 200915 yr by maesie

there are two hens with oonly eggs and another bunch have babies that are 3 weeks old so i dont think there any thing i cam do with putting it in nests

how far out of perth are you? Are there any other breeders nearby?

sorry but i cant go to any breeders i have other commitments i need to do soon . i had an i dea ill ring my uncle who has some birds and ill tell you gus what happens

 

thankyou for your help so far

I'd recommend just placing the chick back under the mother amongst the eggs. Make sure she's back in her nest box before you leave her.

Before you do this though read this article and try to give the baby some "artificial" crop milk and make sure it's warm.

 

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