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It would be good to get a scale, weighing 65g at 1 week was probably not too bad, but he should be gaining and getting more energetic so I would be a little concerned about the increased sleeping.

I cared for him until he/she was a couple of weeks old and then it went to live with someone else who had other chicks to keep it company. Unfortunately he did not make it, I think it died about 10 days after it left us.

This little one had trouble hatching last year and his momma left him behind in the nest. I brought him in for 24 hrs to gain some strength and when I tried to return him at night she went after him pecking and hissing.

DO NOT put him with his momma, if she has other eggs she will see him as an intruder in her nest and may kill him. One day separated from the hen and they will often not take a chick back. If there is anyway you can borrow a chicken chick from someone it will keep your chick company so he does...