Baby chick losing its skin?? Exposed backbone and keel bone, can't stand, seems near death!

[Chicharron]

I have an indio gigante chick that's about a month old. Found outside today collapsed and near death. Upon inspection, it looks to have no skin on its back, there's just hard bone. The same thing with the keel bone. Under some of its feathers are what look like little sores, as if the skin has been rubbed raw.
The chick was totally fine yesterday. I thought maybe it had hypothermia because the temps plummeted to about 15 degrees overnight, so I have it sitting in front of a space heater to warm up. It looks almost like starvation, but the chick gets plenty to eat. I cannot get it to eat or drink now however.
I've never seen anything like this. In the first picture those stripes on its back are bone. Any ideas?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

How many birds of the same age do you have together?
What makes up the chicks' entire diet?

 

[GodLovesU]

Maybe it wasn’t being allowed to eat by the other chickens. What are its living conditions? Was it in a coop? Does it have any parasites?

 

[User690263]

I could be wrong, but from the picture, it looks to me like there is skin covering the keel bone, but no feathers.
I wish I could be more helpful!

 

[GodLovesU]

I could be wrong, but from the picture, it looks to me like there is skin covering the keel bone, but no feathers.
I wish I could be more helpful!

I agree.

 

[Eggcessive]

Tell us a bit more about the chickens it lives with. Are they older birds who may have bullied it? Are they inside a coop with no drafts? How many feeders doe they have? Have you seen it hunched or puffed up or having diarrhea?

 

[Chicharron]

Thanks for all the replies. It lives in the coop with about 15 other chicks of mixed breeds that it hatched with, plus adult birds. For now I keep the little ones in a dog kennel in the coop for most of the day so they can eat in peace. I let them out to roam with the rest of the flock for a few hours a day, but have never seen the adults bullying them.
They are all on chick starter, 18% protein. No scraps. I have seen this chick eat plenty, and given its breed, it's already bigger than the other chicks. So it definitely has no trouble getting to the food when it wants.
I'm unsure if the chick has worms. I guess it could since it has access to the outdoors.
Fortunately the chick has perked up some since I brought it inside. It is now drinking and eating, and is able to stand. So maybe it really was hypothermic. But that still doesn't explain its strange weight loss.

 

[Eggcessive]

It is good that it is eating and drinking and perking up. It may just be overcrowded, and not getting a chance to eat and getting pecked. I would make sure that it is getting enough, and possibly increase their area. Watch for bullying.

 

[ChickyMudder]

I would treat for coccidiosis, give it ground beef or tuna in its food, electrolyte water, yogurt. Make sure it has access to grit and minerals