Orphaned chick

Hadley

In the Brooder
Sep 14, 2018
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Hello! I have a hen who has hatched five chicken that are 8ish days old now (hatched different days) One of them I found this morning huddled in a corner about two feet away from mom, he was shivering and not looking so well. I nudges him back to her but when I came back an hour later he was again huddled in the corner.
I’ve moved him into the chick tank I have, there are three younger chicks in there that don’t bother him but he just doesn’t look like he’s doing well. He doesn’t like to open his eyes and seems very tired. He’s breathing normal and is all warmed up but just isn’t perking up. And is sleeping right now. He chirps when u hold him and will kinda “hobble” around if needs to move. I say hobble because he doesn’t seem very strong right now. HELP!!!
 
He got too cold. I would put a hair dryer on him for a couple hours or more till he gains strength.
I've used that method successfully to bring chicks back from the brink several times.
 

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