Failure to thrive, newly laid eggs ?

Update: chick 3 is not doing well. It is having issues with balancing and also not walking eating. I have fed it sugar water and isolated it in an incubator.

Chick 4 also seems a bit slow but at least is managing to walk around fine.
 
Update: chick 4 is also not doing well, it has developed scabs on its legs as it seems to not have the strenth to support itself and walk around on its feet.

Chick3 remains in a dire condition as well
 
Do you have nutridrench? Sometimes it can help weak chick's. It is available at most farm chick's.

Scabs on legs? Can you post a photo?

Are the chick's eating and drinking? Egg yolk is also good for weak chicks.
 
What are you feeding them and what are you giving them to drink?
They had access to fresh water and chick crumb since they hatched and recently I was feeding them sugar water to help with their recovery.

Chick 3 has now sadly died.

Chick 4 has the red marks /scabs on the back of its legs as it doesnt seem to be able to support its weight much when it walks and ends up dragging itself on its legs which seems to result in the scabs being formed due to friction.
 
Pictures would be helpful.

Is this chick mainly sitting in one spot?

Is it eating the chick crumbles, drinking, pooping?

You say "dragging itself on its legs".
If it's not able to move out of it's poo, this can cause skin sores.
Make sure it's butt and the bedding is clean.
 

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