Chicks don't need food or water for the first three days of their life as the yolk sac they've absorbed provides nutrients. This is why the USPS can ship day-old chicks. Your chick's lack of enthusiasm for eating might be due to it's not hungry yet.
Are you sure it's blind? Have you tested its vision or just going off the reflective nature of the lens? How is its behavior in the midst of other chicks?
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