Help with feral/wild baby chick!

[DwayneNLiz]

almost looks like it has spraddle leg too
if you can put it in a coffee cup that will it tuck its legs under itself
CURLY TOES Spraddle Leg TENDON Leg ISSUES post #42573 post #110393

and you can do videos if you upload to youtube or vimeo first

you can make electrolytes too
Homemade Electrolyte Recipe for weak/ill chicks post #3876

 

[jjandm]

I am so sorry for the million posts! Why won't he stay under mama? He keeps wanting to stay out. Should I bring him inside and wrap him in something warm???

 

[cavemanrich]

Baby chicks can go for about 3 days without food. Hatcheries send them out in the mail, and when you get them, you give them water to drink. Try dipping the beak in a shallow container of water like a bottle cap.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I am so sorry for the million posts! Why won't he stay under mama? He keeps wanting to stay out. Should I bring him inside and wrap him in something warm???

ideally it should be about 95* for a week, then 90* for a week, down to ambient temps

they need a warm spot and they need a cool spot to escape the heat for breaks

 

[jjandm]

Holy cow - then he is cold. The other ones don't seem to mind, but I'm pretty sure this little guy is only a few hours old. Any idea why he won't seek shelter under mama? He actually can't stand, he can barely sit on his butt, but he keeps rolling. And he still chirps, poor little fellow. If I take him inside, will mama not take him back? And where should I put him?

 

[jjandm]

 

[jjandm]

 

[jjandm]

 

[cavemanrich]

If he is just a few hours old, than all is probably normal. Will dry out and fluff up soon. Chicks usually do not walk out of their shells immediately.

 

[jjandm]

Will the legs/feet correct themselves? The others looked a lot better than him...

Thank you so much!!!