Thanks for the encouragement. I'm glad I'm not the only softy out there. I have placed the chick in a small cage inside the enclosure with mom and siblings. I'm hoping they will eventually accept her. Mom keeps calling her and offering food which drives the baby crazy. But that's what mom...
I guess I'd love to hear from someone who has seen the long term affects of not culling a less-than-perfect chick. This chick is 1 week old. It hatched but was very weak and I took it away from Mom and nursed it back to life. It's back toes do not work and it took a long time to finally get...