Hi all,
I'm sorry to suddenly join and post a plea for help, but I have no idea what to do! My partner and I found what we think is a chick, on a reasonably busy road, with a very squished chick nearby (dead of course). We picked it up out of the road and had a good look around for any sign of chickens/ducks, etc, but none that we could see. We made the perhaps foolish decision to bring it to safety as I couldn't bring myself to leave it near the road. We tried a hen rescue nearby for advice, but they only take ex battery hens. They suggested the RSPB but apparently they don't take 'common fowl'. I wondered if anyone could let us know firstly if this is a chick, and secondly any advice based on rough age, if you can figure it out? Currently it's in a box in a warm place with some hamster type bedding, an eggcup of water and some crushed up chicken food (corn kernels I think).
Any advice would be much appreciated :/
Thanks for your help,
Jenny.
I'm sorry to suddenly join and post a plea for help, but I have no idea what to do! My partner and I found what we think is a chick, on a reasonably busy road, with a very squished chick nearby (dead of course). We picked it up out of the road and had a good look around for any sign of chickens/ducks, etc, but none that we could see. We made the perhaps foolish decision to bring it to safety as I couldn't bring myself to leave it near the road. We tried a hen rescue nearby for advice, but they only take ex battery hens. They suggested the RSPB but apparently they don't take 'common fowl'. I wondered if anyone could let us know firstly if this is a chick, and secondly any advice based on rough age, if you can figure it out? Currently it's in a box in a warm place with some hamster type bedding, an eggcup of water and some crushed up chicken food (corn kernels I think).
Any advice would be much appreciated :/
Thanks for your help,
Jenny.