Eden83_haaretz
Songster
Ok so I have this chick that's 8 days old (it's by itself because it was born late and we had to help him,put him in a toaster oven because we don't have an incubator and haven't gotten things together for a brooder; mom hatched the others and they're fine, they were already out of the nest when we found the slightly perforated egg and the chick was still alive). I've tried leaving it feed and water and even if I dip it's beak it won't drink so I give it water with a eye dropper, also it won't eat the feed unless I give it to it with a toothpick (also eats it softened).
I took it out with mom and it's siblings and he seems like a baby in kindergarten who plays with the others, even tries to imitate them and eat, but when they leave it won't follow, and when it's inside it won't eat unless I feed it. Should I just leave the feed and hunger will force it to eat...?
Am I just pampering it too much maybe...? Always go to it when it cries to see if it needs food or water and it's growing well; just really seems like he was late by maybe two days.
I took it out with mom and it's siblings and he seems like a baby in kindergarten who plays with the others, even tries to imitate them and eat, but when they leave it won't follow, and when it's inside it won't eat unless I feed it. Should I just leave the feed and hunger will force it to eat...?
Am I just pampering it too much maybe...? Always go to it when it cries to see if it needs food or water and it's growing well; just really seems like he was late by maybe two days.
