Day old Baby chick can't keep her head up!

[katie707]

Hi everyone - I am very new to chickens and just got my 6 chicks today (from My Pet Chicken) and one is not doing so well. Every time she tries to stand up she does a face plant and her eyes are not really opening. The other 5 are acting normal. I have her separated from the rest but I don't know what to do with this one! She chirps a little but mostly fall face first. Any advice?

 

[Sphynxii]

Id suggest putting it back with mum, try give it water on a regular basis and it should pep up i had a young one who i thought I was going to lose who acted similar to yours but she came good without any help, some are just slow starters, but if you want to give it a helping hand try and give it water in a bottle cap and ever so slightly dip its beak in, but defiantly leave it with its mother.

 

[Eggcessive]

The baby chick is stressed from the shipping. Give your chicks electrolytes in the water for a couple of days. Make sure it is warm enough, but can get out of the heat also. Homemade electrolytes: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/07/chicken-heat-stress-dehydration-and.html