Failure to thrive

I just got 16 bantam chicks from McMurray. They arrived healthy and doing well, but after an hour or so I noticed one of them weakening. Constant chirping is often a sign of a dying chick. I have been holding it, trying to feed it sugar water and get it to eat, but I don't think its crop can hold food. It is now pooping out just water and is slowly getting worse and worse. The others, however, are doing fine. I've found that a few times when I order I just get one chick who fails. Could this be due to the cold of shipping? A head injury? Genetics? It did get a little squished by siblings, but so did some others and they were fine. the siblings are all so light weight anyways.

Also, I was hoping some one could suggest what to do. It is terrible to have to hold it and just watch if die. Should we euthanize it or is there some way to help it?

Thanks for any advise.

One of the new chicks (I don't know if this is him or not, as he looks nearly exactly like the 6 other Silver Sebrights I got)

I'm sorry to hear about your chick If you think it's suffering, it's not the easiest but I think the kindest thing to do is put it down.
We had a chick with a burst yolk sac that we just had to put down a couple weeks ago. What we did was soak paper towels in engine starter spray (I'm not sure if that's what it's actually called, someone else on here might be able to give the right name) and put them in an airtight jar with the chick. Basically, it will put them to sleep and they won't feel anything. There's a couple other ways to go about this but they all seem a bit harsher to me. You can do a search on here to find out the other ways...

As far as what caused it, hatching alone is a stressful experience, and then shipping shortly after is even more stressful. It could be any number of things but in the end, it just wasn't strong enough for the stressful experience, especially if all of the others appear healthy...

Thank you so much for the help.

We are going to wait and see how it is doing this evening. It seems to be perking up a bit, but I'm not sure if its eating or drinking. I've always found sebrights to be though little guys.

YAY! The little guy showed his tough Sebright side and has perked up and is back with his siblings. I can't even tell which one he is now. I'm not sure if this only applies to hatchery quality sebbies, but I don't think its true they are delicate at all. My week old Sebbie mixes are already growing spurs!