my 6 days old zebra chick is awlays shacking , is it normal or is he cold ????
and , can chicks survived only by eating hard boiled egg ???
cos i don't have in my country EXACT or whatever formula for chcks can eat, his parents left the nest and build another one somewhere else and they totally forgot the poor baby, when i realised that his brother already starved to death, it's been 2 days that i took him from the cage and i'm feeding him and everything,
chick always shacking
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Re: chick always shacking
If it's nerve damage vitamin B1 may help. But he could also be cold. Do you have a heat source on him?
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Re: chick always shacking
Babies do get cold very easy. Normally the parents brood them at first so that keeps them warm, then as they get feathers, and if there is more than one, they huddle and keep each other warm. They have to stay warm so they can digest their food in their crop.
The formula also needs to be warm when it is fed. Since you can't get Exact, you can improvise with what you have. You can mash hard-boiled egg yolk, add some warm water to make a thin soup, and use that to feed the baby.
The formula also needs to be warm when it is fed. Since you can't get Exact, you can improvise with what you have. You can mash hard-boiled egg yolk, add some warm water to make a thin soup, and use that to feed the baby.