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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    It's awful that happened! The reasons that chickens pick on/attack other chickens seems so random to me.. That may just be because I don't know too terribly much about them though Maybe his coloring isn't the reason this chick got abandoned then? I'm not sure why it happened but I'm very glad I...
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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    That's super reassuring! I'm still a little anxious just because he's so small and seems so fragile but since he does seem to be doing really well I'm hoping the hen just didn't like him for some reason I've heard that sometimes chickens can be mean to other chickens/chicks that stand out more...
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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    Thank you! I have a huge soft spot for animals (especially babies) and couldn't bear to let him die in the yard.. Taking him in is definitely a bit daunting. Plus I'm worried that his mother may have abandoned him for a good reason and he might be unhealthy in some way but he seems to be doing...
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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    Thank you for the food advice Yes, the brooder has a cooler end that stays around 72, only one end has a lamp over it and he usually sits under the lamp for a few minutes to warm up before running around the rest of the enclosure and eating some food. Then he'll go back underneath the lamp for...
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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    Thank you for the welcome! It's good to know the mash is probably hydrating him, I've been anxious about his lack of drinking but that does make sense. I'll definitely get him some grit to help him out in the meantime since the chick crumbles won't be here until tomorrow or the day after, thanks
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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    Gotcha, I'll definitely lower the temps under the lamp and get some chick grit for him, thanks
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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    Hello! So for some context my neighbors have loose chickens in their yard (they sometimes fly over the fence into MY yard and I occasionally find them laying eggs in my shrubbery) that recently hatched out some eggs on my side of the fence and this chick was rejected by its mother in my yard...
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