Injured two day old chick

[triciayoung]

You are wonderful for helping her. Do you have antibiotics (oral), just in case you need them? I would not put the chick with the mom ever.

 

[alinas2010]

I thought it looked a little better
I saw the mom yesterday with her two babies, those chicks look fine. I don't want to get close to her, she might attack me for taking her chick away

It looks better don’t worry. Are you planning on keeping the chick and raising it? Just curious. I think we’re all in love and invested in her now!

 

[TSan70]

It looks better don’t worry. Are you planning on keeping the chick and raising it? Just curious. I think we’re all in love and invested in her now!

I was talking to my husband about it. I don't want to send her out there
I told him that we could get a big cage and keep her inside he said she's a chicken
I'm going to figure something out, I wouldn't be able to send her out.
That's how I ended up with four cats

 

[TSan70]

You are wonderful for helping her. Do you have antibiotics (oral), just in case you need them? I would not put the chick with the mom ever.

I don't, I just have the triple antibiotic ointment.

 

[TSan70]

I don't, I just have the triple antibiotic ointment.

Thank you

 

[alinas2010]

I was talking to my husband about it. I don't want to send her out there
I told him that we could get a big cage and keep her inside he said she's a chicken
I'm going to figure something out, I wouldn't be able to send her out.
That's how I ended up with four cats

Well some people do keep house chickens, some because they just want to or some bc of a special needs chicken. But I will tell you, I kept a chicken inside for the last week or two of her life when she got sick and they can be a lot of work and mess. And that was a sick chicken who didn’t do much. It’s ultimately a personal choice, though As long as you can give her a good quality life and she isn’t lonely, it doesn’t matter what you choose to do.

I always am one to encourage at least allowing them outside for a while during the day if a person has house chickens. But if you keep her, I definitely would not allow her outside (unsupervised) until she is 4-6 or so weeks old and quite healed up.

You can always provide her with a coop outside and she will return to it at night to sleep once you teach her that her coop is her safe place. They make prefab coops with small enclosed runs that are ideal for chicks.

I’m never one for raising a lone chick, either, but I know sometimes it has to be that way. Maybe you will come across another chick or two to adopt and raise with her.