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My fourth graders named the first chick that hatched SLICK because they said he looked like he slicked his "fur" back with grease.

Sorry you had to deal with this. I understand. I am a teacher and hatched 15 chicks with my 4th graders and my own two kids. It was hard when I had to take care of the 15th that died with the same thing about 24 hours after she hatched. My daughter had named her Virginia and my heart broke...

The chick will be three weeks old on Wednesday.

Does anyone know what to do when a chick breaks a tail feather. It appears that the chick broke it's feather and the others picked at it. The feather is bleeding and they seem to pick at him more. I separated the chick from the others. How do I keep him from making it bleed again and keep...

She also still has part of the cord attatched. Is this a problem?

Thanks. It's my first time hatching chicks. I would hate for my students to come in to a dead chick. I hatched 14 and they were all fine. The last and 15th is the one having problems. Will she naturally drink it when I put her in there?

Will it hurt the other chick to drink the water with Karo?

What do I do if there is a deformed chick that has hatched. It has a bulge on its rear end that is pretty large. She can walk but does not seem to be doing well. Do I put her in the brooder or leave her in the incubator and see what happens?