My australorp chick hatched under its mom this morning, 14 hours ago (6am). It just lieson its belly gasping, with its eyes closed. The mother has lost interest and I really dont know what to do .
Hi and , Do you have the equivalent of a 60 watt light bulb you can shine down on it? Temp should be about 95 degrees where the chick is. Do you have a small plastic tub?Put some paper towels on the bottom and set the towel nest on them. Put the chick in the nest but do not wrap it in the towel. No need to feed it for the 1st 2 days. It will live off the yolk. Make up a small shallow saucer of sugar water and dip the beak in it. A jar lid works well. If you are concerned about the baby falling in the water, cut the top one inch off a plastic soda pop cup and set it in the lid. rolled rim edge up. That way the chick can drink without falling in. You can also try mitigating the chicks stress by carefully giving it drops of sugar water, Best Success, Karen and the Light Sussex in western PA, USA