My clutch of 4 eggs hatched around 5 days ago, and I have to say it wasn't the best of batches the chicks came out with a lot of difficulty especially one little one, which my mom INSISTED on helping, basically she helped him hatch 100%. And we noticed from the get go that he's a runt.hes about half the size of the other chicks and he was super weak.
So we left him in the incubator for another day and he seemed to have a bit more strength. After moving him into the brooder with the others (we did purchase a few more chicks as our ENTIRE flock of chickens was massicared by dogs) i crushed a hard boiled egg and put it in for them, over the next few days he did seem to get his strength even more, he was running around eating and drinking. I did keep a close eye on him and he seemed fine. Although today when I checked on him he looked lethargic and was just sleeping I picked him up and he seemed super weak and a bit cold? He even had a pasty vent, I cleaned him up and placed him back in the incubator after drying him. Any suggestions on helping him recover/ grow? Thanks in advance
So we left him in the incubator for another day and he seemed to have a bit more strength. After moving him into the brooder with the others (we did purchase a few more chicks as our ENTIRE flock of chickens was massicared by dogs) i crushed a hard boiled egg and put it in for them, over the next few days he did seem to get his strength even more, he was running around eating and drinking. I did keep a close eye on him and he seemed fine. Although today when I checked on him he looked lethargic and was just sleeping I picked him up and he seemed super weak and a bit cold? He even had a pasty vent, I cleaned him up and placed him back in the incubator after drying him. Any suggestions on helping him recover/ grow? Thanks in advance