- May 24, 2012
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I have a chick whose mother refused it (left it in the nest). This chick still has its egg tooth and was dry. We tried to place it with another hen who did very well and accepting other refused chicks in the past, but she kicked it out and refused it as well.
I do not have a bator and have brought it into the house placed it in a small bucket (all I had on short notice), with a lamp (regular house lamp; again all I had on short notice) over it. I have been able to get it to drink some sugar water and crushed up some worms for it. It has eating some of the crushed up worms and sugar water and seems to be doing better than when we first found it.
However, I do not know what else to do for it, as I have never had to tend to a single chick inmy home before because other hens had always accepted rejeced babies before. What more can I do for this chick to help it survive? When is a good time to place it outside in our coupe with our other chickens and chicks?
Thank you for any help
I do not have a bator and have brought it into the house placed it in a small bucket (all I had on short notice), with a lamp (regular house lamp; again all I had on short notice) over it. I have been able to get it to drink some sugar water and crushed up some worms for it. It has eating some of the crushed up worms and sugar water and seems to be doing better than when we first found it.
However, I do not know what else to do for it, as I have never had to tend to a single chick inmy home before because other hens had always accepted rejeced babies before. What more can I do for this chick to help it survive? When is a good time to place it outside in our coupe with our other chickens and chicks?
Thank you for any help