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Me neither. I learn something new about chickens every day, and most of it comes from this site...

That's good, and they shouldn't. I don't believe that it's a natural tendency of birds to peck and hurt other birds, but I know for a FACT that they can learn it from watching others, just like they learn where to eat, drink, get treats, etc. Keep a close eye on her, and removed the bully (or...

PS: She's awfully small to be in the same brooder with some of those much larger birds - watch that carefully to make sure she's not targeted...

Good! Stay with the treatment for a 4-5 days to be sure.

Is she doing well??? :-)?

Good that she's not on antibiotics and that her crop is emptying. Refresh me on what her diet consists of please. Also, does her beak area have any more sour smell to it? If you feel like you're certain that her crop has emptied properly (overnight on its own), I'd transition her to a moist...

Quick question: She's not on antibiotics, is she?? Assuming she's not, this is what I see: I think you're going to need to hand water her for a few days and take her off food at least until tomorrow morning. If squishy, she's likely got what's called a "Slow Emptying Crop" (precursor to an...

Is her crop not emptying overnight? What are her symptoms that are leading you to sour crop? That usually only starts with an impacted crop. Is she not drinking much if at all?

Sounds like she's getting a healthy diet. You might give her a little boost with some vitamins mixed with some moist feed and see if she doesn't improve significantly. Some chicks, for whatever reason, sometimes lack what it takes to get that first good start on life. This chick seems to be...

What are you feeding the chicks (all of them)? What do you have for material on the brooder floor for them to get traction and build their leg muscles? Is the problem chick eating and drinking?