Our bantam has just hatched a clutch of eggs - six in all. One of them seemed a little sick this morning, didn't seem to be able to balance so well and its head was tucked down. I left it with the hen and the other chicks to see how it would get on (thinking the hen is the best judge in these...
I have (had!) a lovely blue leghorn, only young - about 8 months old. Two weeks ago he got out of the run and two of our dogs attacked him. I thought he was dead, but turned out he was fine - apart from a few puncture wounds on him. He recovered well, started crowing again after a few days...