Help Please!!!! Poorly 1 day old chick

[youngalexrob]

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 .

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Bring the chick inside right away and get her warmed up. Dip her beak in water with some ACV.

 

[youngalexrob]

I've brought in to the house and wrapped in a towel. I dont have any
ACV and all shops are shut

 

[3riverschick]

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