I got a momma and her 9 babies yesterday and momma was being very protective. So I thought the best thing to do is put them in a cage in the house and let her do her thing. I didn't want to mess with them and stress them out. So this afternoon I realize one baby is much smaller and not running around like the others. When I reached in to try to get it the mom started throwing a fit and jumping all over the poor lil thing. I finally got it out and offered it some food and water. It drank but wouldn't eat and kept cheeping so I figured it was cold and I should put it back with momma til I figured out what to do. Fast forward 5 hours. I finally got around to mashing up some cooked egg and got poly vi sol. I go to get the poor lil thing out and after being pecked quite a few times found it under the mom. It looked like it was dead. I picked it up and it's still alive but completely limp. I put a few dropes of the poly vi sol in it's beak but I don't think the poor lil thing will make it more than a couple hours if it went downhill that fast. Any suggestions? I read another thread where someone said they fed their chick raw yolk with a syringe. I've also heard sugar water. Please help!
