one chick not doing good.

[Bisqit&Gravy]

One of the 2 silkie chicks that have hatched is not doing good. It's out with the other chick the the hens but can't move very well. They kept stepping on it while I was changing the heat bulb to a hotter one since it's suppose to be 8 degrees in the morning.

I'm bringing the one chick in but wondering if I should just bring them both since they do better with others. If the one gets better while I be able to move them back out with the adults or will they reject them and beat them up?

 

[Laskaland]

Hi!
Do you have the two babies in a brooder or did you put them in the henhouse/coop with the older ones right away? How old are they?


Christina

 

[Bisqit&Gravy]

No they hatched otuside. One hatched Friday and the other Monday. They are the only two chicks right now. The 3 adults are 8 months to a year old.

 

[Renee]

I think you should bring them in if they are being trampled by the adults. Do you have a brooder?