calling all chicken people

[jeanette]

somehow we ended up with one black bantam cochin chick, he's not very big, we have him in a ten gal fish tank right now..
does it need grit?
does it need a buddy?
will it lay eggs?

[KellyGa]

Fill me in, how did you end up with one chick?

You need a heat lamp, one of those cheap utility lamps will do, the aluminum kind, you know what I mean? An 85 watt red flood light, Walmart has them. If it is a chick, it needs the heat or it will die. Shavings in the aquarium,pine only, cedar shavings will kill them. You need chick starter. Medicated, you need a waterer, you can get a proper one from the feed store. They can and will drown in you try to use something else.

Take pics! I wanna see. Chicks do better if they are not alone, but seeing as you have only one, try putting something like a small stuffed animal in there for it to snuggle with. I do that when my newborns are seperated til they can get their footing and go in with all the rest.

[CaveWoman]

Yep, she's Right about all she told you. thats what we do. We just saved these three little cuties from Death.. They were So Cold and Gasping for a way to live.. So Desiree'sMommy went and got them brought them into the house. We got a Heating pad, put it on low then took a Hair Dry and blowed them dry constantly shaking it of course. every now and then I stuck them between my Boobie, hehe for alittle motherly love and warm.. they do great that way. Myself and Cavey have saved thousands of baby chicks this way.. Good Luck with your little Peeper..

Here's a Pic of Our three we saved Sunday, Mother's Day.. What a Mother's day Gift Huh.. hehe.

Enjoy.

[jokenmar]

I just love baby chicks. And, I love grown up hens what lay those delicious eggs, too. I miss having them. Maybe when we get moved and settled in our new place in the country, I can have some.

[Deleted]

Hey, how's the little feller doin..........fill us in.