My baby chick is being odd

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Hi y'all I'm new here and haven't really had a lot of experience taking care of baby chicks. We received 4 baby chicks via mail and sadly one of them died because of the cold. We warmed up the new enclosure, got them a red light, white light 160 watt and a heating pad since the new enclosure was a bit bigger. It's only been a couple days and the other 2 are running, eating, drinking and being normal. But the third one is being different. She moves but struggles to, she doesn't eat much, drinks much and sleeps all day and night and twitches while sleeping. She's so lethargic and I feel really bad for her but have no clue what is wrong to help.

I have fed her wet food and sugar water with a syringe and been keeping an eye on her but she's still seems like she's struggling. Could I get some input? I think she may be sick but I don't know. I can provide pictures if needed.
 
We warmed up the new enclosure, got them a red light, white light 160 watt and a heating pad since the new enclosure was a bit bigger. It's only been a couple days and the other 2 are running, eating, drinking and being normal. But the third one is being different. She moves but struggles to, she doesn't eat much, drinks much and sleeps all day and night and twitches while sleeping. She's so lethargic and I feel really bad for her but have no clue what is wrong to help.
Welcome To BYC

Photos are always welcome. Chicks, your brooder setup, the poop, etc. are always nice to see.

I'm sorry you had one that didn't make it, shipping stress can be terrible at times.

For the lethargic one, she is drinking a lot or not?

If you have any Poultry Nutri-Drench, give her 2-3drops twice a day.

What is the temperature of the brooder on the warm and cool side?

Any signs of her legging being splayed or spraddled? You mention she struggles to move about, just wondering if some leg issues may be a problem too.
 

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