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    Found Chicks Alone

    Chicks are rarely left alone with no mother in sight. Unfortunately the hen was probably killed. You’ll need a brooder with a heat lamp or plate since newly hatched chicks require 95° temps that simply huddling can’t provide. Farm stores, sometimes even pet stores, sell chick starter feed that’s...
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    5 week old “fun size” chick!

    She’s eating plenty, she’s not skinny by any means, just small. Hoping she has a long tiny chicken life either way. I’ve had FTT chicks before and they’ve always died within the first 2 weeks, but who knows.
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    5 week old “fun size” chick!

    Anyone else have experience with a chick that was runted to this degree? She’s perfectly healthy otherwise, eats and drinks, poops fine, is cold tolerant as much as a regular 5 week hen, she’s just small!
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    Chick constantly peeping!!

    The internal temp of the brooder is about 90°F with ample space on the other side to get away from the heat if needed. (Mostly for the larger chick who needs less heat now) she tends to chill under the lamp so she’s not too hot, and I don’t see any reason she’d be too cold especially at this age...
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    Chick constantly peeping!!

    My 4 1/2 week old runt chick is quite behind her sister but seems otherwise healthy. She is beginning to feather after supplementing with vitamins and seems to be getting some weight to her. She looked 2 days old for a solid 2 weeks, but looks to be slowly but surely catching up. Now, she...
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    PLEASE HELP! I have a ducking with a slipped tendon, I’ve tried everything and I’m desperate for help or advice!

    I had a duck survive 10 years disabled with a slipped tendon. Unfortunately he slipped it while we were out of town and the person watching our animals didn’t know it had happened, so it went unfixed for a week. He was still able to move himself around and swim with a little difficulty, and the...
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    Runt? Bantam? FTT?

    The amount of posting I’ve done here to get some answers about my chick is uncalled for. :lau This is Legs, my 3 week old (almost 4) Sapphire Gem hen next to her hatch mate Peep of the same age. As obviously visible, Legs is so much smaller it’s insane! She had some beginning of life...
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    Baby chick can’t walk

    I’ve wrapped her leg before but it seemed to make her so uncomfortable I felt bad and took it off. With her legs unwrapped she at least tries to stand and move, but when wrapped she only sits and doesn’t move at all. I will try again today, and maybe have her walk around on a towel she can grip...
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    Baby chick can’t walk

    My 3 week old Sapphire Gem chick had a rough first few weeks of her life and couldn’t walk at all. After supplementing vitamins and electrolytes she could walk almost normally for about 4 days. Now, she’s sticking one leg out as if it hurts and won’t put her weight on it, instead hobbling around...
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    FTT chick? Runt? Still hope?

    Thanks! I’m just worried since she’s so drastically smaller than the other hen. When I search FTT on here, even those chicks look more developed at 3 weeks than her. Maybe she is behind because of her leg issue, but I still feel like the lack of weight gain is alarming. She seemed a little more...
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    FTT chick? Runt? Still hope?

    I posted an earlier thread about this in another forum but figured I may get more help here. This is my 3 week old Sapphire Gem pullet (supposedly) I got from a feed store when she was a week old. I purchased her after she was given away for free due to an inability to walk making her...
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    Is this a “runt” chick?

    A couple questions, should I be giving her any supplements to help? She’s drinking electrolyte and probiotic water since we got her at a week old and it seemed to perk her up and make her able to walk. Since she’s improved from then, could her lack of growth also be due to a vitamin deficiency...
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    Is this a “runt” chick?

    Glad to see it went well for you! I hope this little one has the feistiness to keep up with her siblings. She gets a little trampled sometimes, but won’t let them mess with her too much:lau
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    Is this a “runt” chick?

    This is my 3 week old sapphire gem chick. Our other chick is developing a ton of feathers while the other barely has her wings filled in at all. Referencing my other posts it should be noted that this chick previously had splay leg/vitamin deficiency that made it unable to walk at all, and has...
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    ~3 week old Sapphire gem Roo or hen?

    I think she may be a hen due to the dark legs and yellow belly, but I’ve heard mixed messages about this breed. Any ideas? She or he is very spunky and seems to have somewhat rooster behaviors, although I know some hens may be like that too. Also developing feathers very quickly on the wings and...
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