Chick is either being bullied or something is wrong!

SilkieChickenLover336

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ok so i just hatched 4 silkie chicks.. they are 2 days old.. 1 of the chicks seem lerthargic....i dont know if it is eating or drinking.....when i gave them treats it seemed to eat that! all the chicks does is clean herself and sleep of just stand there... the other chicks are running around and eatin and drinking... they arent a lot bigger then that 1 chick but i think they are bulling her because she cant sleep by them oter wise they will have a fit....what wrong with this chicks?
 
I don't know, but seems like you need to do some serious hand feeding and observation today. Do you think she can see well? Vision problem? Is she vaulted skull? Possible head trauma?

If you are lucky, maybe she is just a little slow (maybe hatched with very little reserves left of her yolk sac) and needs to be encouraged to eat and drink by pecking at the bowl in front of her until she gets her strength up. Try some softened food and offer some electrolytes.

Hope she picks up.
 

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