Awwww, the poor thing :( If you can place him in a box, under a heat lamp, that will greatly help his chances of survival! Temps for newly hatched chicks should be 85-90F.
Good luck with your little baby!
Hey guys! Scooter is nearly two weeks old and his wing looks completely normal! Perhaps it was dislocated and it's reset itself naturally? I made sure not to handle him very much, to give the wing a chance to hopefully heal. Here's his "bad" wing, he's holding it nicely against his body and...
Hi, CC, thanks for your help! I'm not 100% certain that his wing is broken, but he does seem to have little use of it. What has me concerned now is his development. He's definitely grown over the past week (especially his long legs!), but he seems to stumble more than he should and he sleeps a...
This little guy hatched early this morning, and before I could get to him the male and other hens were after him. He's holding his left wing straight down and turned up (backwards), so I'm sure the wing is broken at the shoulder. Doesn't seem to be in any pain and has been drinking and learning...