one chick acting strange...

[Raptorturtle]

Hello all, I just got my first chicks today, from Meyer Hatchery. I ordered 6, and got 7. One of them is acting differently from the others; she's standing still, with her head on the ground, not really moving around. Her right wing kind of droops a little lower than her left. She eats food when she's put on top of it, and she drinks when she stumbles to the waterer. The other 6 are walking around, cheeping like mad, eating and drinking like fatties. Is my odd chick just sleepy? Or should I not name her for a few days and wait and see if she makes it?

 

[chickenpooplady]

She might just be stressed. I would just keep an eye on her for a few days and see how she does.

 

[Raptorturtle]

I think she's getting better. It's getting harder to tell her apart from the other 2 RIRs. She still drags her wing a little and stares at nothing for long periods of time, but she's eating like a pig and chasing the nervous PRs. I hope she stays well, because her walk earned her a name despite myself. She just looks like an Igor!