Day old chick, to cull or not?

[Farmerjessica]

I want to make the right choice for the chick. First time letting a broody chick hatch chicks. The first two hatched fine Monday. 3 hatched yesterday, one died, one has curled toes and somehow got removed from the nest, otherwise seems healthy. The last chick I think got trampled by mama, it seems very weak, isn't opening it's eyes and has an umbilical hernia. Can chicks come back from this with extra care or am I delaying the inevitable? We got 6 chicks from a feed store last year (first timers) and they never had any issues, so I just want some opinions before I make the permanent decision.

 

[FeatherTay]

@Kiki ?

 

[Chookchicken]

It looks cold. Do you have a heat source for it?

 

[Farmerjessica]

It looks cold. Do you have a heat source for it?

It's about 100 degrees on our porch in the daytime and I had the heater on it overnight. It is drinking water when I hold the water up to it, which I was just doing before the pictures. I had a fan on my feet while I was doing that so maybe got a little drafty. I haven't put a heat lamp on it yet because I didn't think it is needed, heatwave in our part of California this week. But I'm going to dig it out for tonight.

 

[Kiki]

@Kiki ?

I'd end it.