Chick standing after cleaning

[Tsonny5]

I have one baby chick that had pasty butt so I gently cleaned the area and put her back in with the other chicks. It has been hours and she will not lay down and is sleeping standing up and is trying to rest on other chicks (standing up). All the other chicks are laying down sleeping and she is the only one that isn’t laying down. I’m thinking she is having some discomfort after her cleaning but it’s been hours since and she still hasn’t laid down. I mixed up electrolytes and noticed she was drinking that but haven’t seen her eat food so I’m unsure if she has ate or not. Is this normal for her to be standing for hours? When does it become not normal?

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

@azygous

 

[azygous]

How old is this chick? What is your heat source? Is the chick pooping okay now?

Have you noticed if this chick is smaller than the others? Sometimes this behavior can indicate the chick is having trouble getting warm, and that can be due to failure-to-thrive syndrome.

 

[Tsonny5]

How old is this chick? What is your heat source? Is the chick pooping okay now?

Have you noticed if this chick is smaller than the others? Sometimes this behavior can indicate the chick is having trouble getting warm, and that can be due to failure-to-thrive syndrome.

 

[Tsonny5]

The store got them in on 03/29 and we took them home same day. I’m assuming 2-5 weeks? Heat source is a heat lamp and in the large box I have pine shavings and a towel that they all seem to like laying on. The chick finally laid down at 1:30am and was sleeping next to the other chicks. But I am still worried about her.
She is much smaller than the other chicks but this is the only chick I have that is a black-sex link. The others are leghorns and Easter eggers.

 

[DowntownWings]

Do you have pictures? Is it possible she’s a bantam? I have had some pretty fun mixups with farm store chicks.

 

[Tsonny5]

Do you have pictures? Is it possible she’s a bantam? I have had some pretty fun mixups with farm store chicks.

I don’t have a picture currently, but when I get home in a few hours I can send some. She is not a bantam and is definitely a black sex link chick.

 

[Airyaman]

The store got them in on 03/29 and we took them home same day. I’m assuming 2-5 weeks? Heat source is a heat lamp and in the large box I have pine shavings and a towel that they all seem to like laying on. The chick finally laid down at 1:30am and was sleeping next to the other chicks. But I am still worried about her.
She is much smaller than the other chicks but this is the only chick I have that is a black-sex link. The others are leghorns and Easter eggers.

If they got them in 3/29 then they are just a day or few days old, so probably closer to a week old. If the chick is fluffy with hardly any feathers or none at all, definitely a week or less.

What is your heat source?

 

[azygous]

If she was the same size as the others when you brought them home, this chick is likely a failure-to-thrive chick. They quickly fall behind in growth due to immature organs when they hatch. They simply can't metabolize nutrients as efficiently as they should. They also have trouble staying warm, always trying to get as close to the heat source as they can, including snuggling against the other chicks for heat.

You can try feeding it extra calories such as boiled egg and crumbled tofu with Poultry Nutri-drench sprinkled on top. Some can survive with extra care and feeding.

 

[Tsonny5]

If they got them in 3/29 then they are just a day or few days old, so probably closer to a week old. If the chick is fluffy with hardly any feathers or none at all, definitely a week or less.

What is your heat source?

Heat source is a red light heat lamp!