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I sure appreciate this response. I am concerned the evening temp is still in the 40's here and if the broody hen should reject the chick, she would perish in the cold. That little chick has gone through enough in just a week! She is having bowel movements so some food must be digesting. Her crop...

I have a very broody hen (3 months!) and a week old chick that is not able to thrive in the brooder. The chick had spraddle leg which we got straightened out and does not need any bracing anymore but the other ones tend to run her over and she just isn't thriving. I can put them in a small...

I have a week old chick that came with spraddle legs which we were able to get on her feet but now she has a large crop and breathing hard. She had been isolated and on paper towels while her legs were bandaged for the spraddle. I wonder if she has eaten too much of the pine shavings. I have...