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How is the poor chick doing today? Glad to hear your rooster is very protective. Depending on the rooster/breed the advices I have been reading say 3 - 10 hens for 1 rooster. 2 hens is the bare minimum and often causes problem with injuries caused by mating too much.

And chick feed is the main menu? If the chick is cold…> get the baby inside with a warmth lamp/ blanket or whatever you have or can borrow. Be the mamma until the chick is strong enough to walk and eat by itself. Still wondering how many hens you have beside the broody/momma. A good rooster...

Just a theory: the mother got so stressed from the attack and the rooster wanting to mate that she didnt behave like a good hen should after the event. 😔 Because of what happened I wonder how your situation is? How many hens? Just one rooster? How much space inside and outside? Do you have a...

Maybe it helps to read about Junior a weak chick I had last year. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bdutchs-bantam-flock-natural-breeding-projects-5-%F0%9F%AA%BA-%F0%9F%AA%BA-and-6.1574045/page-5

She has given up probably. She will take care again if the weak chick can come along again. I would take her inside and give drops of elektrolyt water (with little honey, apple cider vinegar pinch of salt) . Keep the chick warm against your body with a cloth over it. In the evening when mama...

Give water with electrolytes. (There are recipies if you search). Give only chick feed not scratch or layer feed. I believe you already provided a safe place? Provide a run/area to walk around too. So sorry for your losses. Hope the last two will survive. :hugs