How to get a pea chick to eat and drink?

[Chik697]

I have a peachick I recently rescued that has splayed leg. I have been wrapping its legs but I am totally new to peacocks and didn’t have time to do much research. It supposedly came out Friday night and I’m not sure how to get it to eat and drink. Right now I have regular chick feed in there but I believe I will have to run out for gamebird feed if I’m not mistaken. I dipped it’s beak in the water and imitated pecking at the food with my finger like I do with other chicks. I know in general birds are similar but me having chickens, ducks, and turkeys I know they are not exactly the same and have different behaviors. If someone with experience can give me some pointers on how it’s supposed to behave and what to look out for that will be great!

 

[KsKingBee]

Do what you are doing, it should catch on when it gets hungry. Don't rush out to buy a bag of gamebird feed yet, if you can't fix the splay the feed will go to your turkeys.

 

[KsKingBee]

Splay needs to be fixed as soon as the chick comes out of the hatcher, every day after that diminishes the chance of correcting the problem. You can wrap the chick like a burrito, put it in a cup, tape the legs and feet under a cardboard, all will work if done asap.

 

[Chik697]

Do what you are doing, it should catch on when it gets hungry. Don't rush out to buy a bag of gamebird feed yet, if you can't fix the splay the feed will go to your turkeys.

Yes I wrapped the legs as soon as I got it. The previous owner also had it in a cup but it kept getting out. I have it constantly wrapped and it already appears better. I just was not too sure about if it should be eating and if I should be concerned.

 

[KsKingBee]

The yolk it is hatched with will sustain it for two or three days but it should have water to keep it from dehydrating. If it is bound and can't access water then use a gavage needle and crop feed it 0.10ml of water periodically during the day. Vitamins and electrolytes is always a good idea while they are under heat and stress.