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So sad when we lose them. But, maybe you'll find some answers about the crop contents. Keep us posted. We all learn from these little tragedies.

No. This chick is probably exhausted. Let it catch up on sleep. Then resume the sugar water, but stretch it out to once an hour and leave the sugar water where it can drink on its own if it wishes. Be sure it can't fall in and drown. Place marbles ot small stones in the water if it's a shallow...

Absolutely, keep it warm. Let it rest for a while. If this chick doesn't make it, it won't be for your lack of trying to save it. Sometimes chicks hatch with incomplete inner equipment so they aren't able to process nutrients and calories. It's like that engine analogy. If the fuel line is not...

No. It is not true. Do not dunk the chick. The chick's crop seems impacted because it's not been drinking. The crop will empty once it gets hydrated and the digestive tract contents start to move as they should. Keep putting sugar water into the chick. Dip its beak in the sugar water after you...

She likely dehydrated. Continue the sugar water as often as you can. The higher her glucose, the more it will trigger her to wish to eat and drink. At this point, think of her as a stalled engine on a car. You need to push it, get momentum, then the engine will turn over and catch. Then you're...

Once the chick starts to show some energy, give her some finely minced egg yolk to pick at. If this doesn't light a fire in her, then you're right, this chick is likely dying.

No. The sweetener in Spark is fake sugar. You need real sugar that will raise the chick's glucose level. Do this in addition to the Spark in its water. Give it a little warm sugar water every half hour until it recovers its normal energy. You'll be able to tell. Use a teaspoon of sugar in a cup...

Try giving it a little warm sugar water.

Like you would massage anything but use just one or two finger tips. If you suspect impacted crop, give a half teaspoon of coconut oil slightly chilled to make it easier to put into its beak.