Miracle needed... any advice?

[joyjeeves]

I'm quite sure I have a hopeless situation, but I hope someone here can help. I have a hen that has just hatched her first egg (a first for me too!). We have one adorable healthy little black star chick that is doing very well with momma. HOWEVER... I made a terrible mistake and gave the hen a second egg a few days after she went broody. I didn't realize that she would lose interest in sitting on the second egg. She's been impatient with it for the past 2 days, and today I found that she had completely removed it's shell. The hard part is... the chick is ALIVE. The poor little thing is breathing and has looked up at me several times. I realize that it will most likely die. However, I've put it in a little bowl with a damp cloth over it. It's currently sitting in the sunshine to keep warm.

Anyone have a miracle to offer? By my count it has a couple more days to go before it would've hatched.

So sad. Poor little thing. I should've taken it out yesterday and put it under a heat lamp.

 

[Ms Steak]

Have you got an incubator? If you have, try putting it in with highish humidity. I really don`t know, but good luck.

 

[joyjeeves]

I do not have an incubator. I have a heat lamp for my chicks.... but I know humidity would be an issue. I might be able to rig something with an old aquarium. I'm hopeless unprepared, because I was letting momma do all the work.
If I was to rig an aquarium... heat lamp, water in a dish for humidity, damp cloth over the baby... would that do it? I'm feeling so helpless.

 

[bugglesmommy]

Your chances are low, but low is better then the 0 it would be if you did nothing. All you can do is try.

 

[joyjeeves]

The poor little thing didn't make it. I'm heartbroken. Dang, life is so hard. Sweet little bird.
Thank you for trying to help.

 

[bugglesmommy]

I am so sorry. You did all that you could.

 

[Apples]

Im so sorry!

Put your chick under a heat lamp and try to keep it warm. Good Luck Darling!

 

[Ms Steak]

I am so sorry. Hugs to you.

 

[joyjeeves]

Thank you all for being so kind! I'm glad to have the one healthy chick I have. She is beautiful.