Help please!

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:21 pm

my baby hatched yesterday and the hen still hasnt fed it.
is this normal??
what can i do?

julie · Post by **julie** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:26 pm

What makes you think it hasn't been fed? if it comes down to it you may need to pull it out and hand feed.
Have you put heaps of fruit and veg in for the hen?

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:29 pm

the crop is completly empty.
and she gets heaps of veggies and fruit.
im going to check on the baby again soon

julie · Post by **julie** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:32 pm

can you hear the chic making noises like it needs to be fed? is the hen in with the chic?

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:56 pm

she is in with it but its crying

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:06 pm

just checked on it, it has been fed a little bit but its still crying

julie · Post by **julie** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:51 am

do you have all the gear you need ready if you do need to pull the baby out?
Hopefully you wont need to but it would be handy to have everything ready incase.

Fah · Post by **Fah** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:22 am

I regularly heard some clutches of my IRNs crying through parts of the day even though they were getting fed, so many sure the bird is looking quite empty quite regularly before doing anything too drastic as you may just be giving yourself ALOT of work to do.

I would say try checking 3 times a day (or as many as feasible without disturbing the adults too much). This will give you a good idea on when they are feeding it and how much etc.

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:38 pm

i have all the things if i need to hand raise.
the baby has grown a bit and looks healthy and looks like its being fed enough.

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:15 pm

my baby died

i feel like i have failed it