Chick rapidly non-stop cheeping, pls help!

[Newbie to chickens]

Is food in there overnight? If yes then I would expect to see a full crop even in the morning.

Do they have access to chick grit? A tiny sprinkle on the food once every few days is enough.
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Yes food is in there overnight, so I guess I was wrong. I don’t have grit, buying it now online

 

[Newbie to chickens]

Get a heat plate inside. And don't use shavings if they eat it they will become impacted. If you do use shavings use big ones instead of the little fluffy ones.

Alright, I’ll get the heat plate, my shavings are big ones.

 

[Newbie to chickens]

Hi all, sadly the chick didn't make it. She was very lethargic and sick this morning, so I held her in my hands, and she died in my arms shortly after . The other chicks are fine, healthy and walking around, except this morning one their beak tips fell off?? I'm not sure how it happened but it's not bleeding, I'm really worried about it. By the way, is a reptile heating pad ok, because that's the type I've ordered(I couldn't find chicken ones on Lazada or Shopee which are online shopping apps). Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Hi all, sadly the chick didn't make it. She was very lethargic and sick this morning, so I held her in my hands, and she died in my arms shortly after .

Sorry to hear that... there might've been something wrong with it internally, which was why it was so noisy and had its eyes closed.

The other chicks are fine, healthy and walking around, except this morning one their beak tips fell off??

Any pictures of the beak damage?

 

[Newbie to chickens]

 

[rosemarythyme]

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It looks like its been debeaked. Is that common practice in your area? Depending on how it was done it may or may not grow back.

 

[Newbie to chickens]

Oh I see… but the other chick’s beaks are fine, so how does the debeaking work? Is it meant to only fall off after a few days? It’s quite a common practice here. oh dear I hope it grows back..

 

[rosemarythyme]

Oh I see… but the other chick’s beaks are fine, so how does the debeaking work? Is it meant to only fall off after a few days? It’s quite a common practice here. oh dear I hope it grows back..

From what I understand the end of the beak is chopped off. It shouldn't have fallen off after though, unless there's something different about how its done over there?

It's not meant to grow back. If it is common there then in the future I would make sure to ask for chicks that were not debeaked. It's not too common in the US for backyard chickens and none of my birds have it.

 

[Newbie to chickens]

I think it’s an injury and not debeaking, because the other chick’s beak is fine. If it’s an injury, will it grow back? Thanks for the information!

 

[rosemarythyme]

I think it’s an injury and not debeaking, because the other chick’s beak is fine. If it’s an injury, will it grow back? Thanks for the information!

It depends on how far back on the beak the damage happened. If it was injury, take a good look around the brooder and make sure there's nothing sharp that they can catch their beaks on, like edges of wire or metal.