- Nov 14, 2010
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Our bantam year old hens are hatching chicks. We watched as one began hatching this morning & when we returned to it the poor little one was laying on the wood chips while the hens ignored it. There was blood in the shell & the chick did not seem to be breathing. Now for the really awful part-I thought it was dead & laid it in the trash bag! Shortly after my husband saw it move & began holding it in his hands to warm it. After abou 1/2 an hour we put it back with the mamas, but whe we checked the hens were ignoring it as it lay struggling on its back. We have it in the house, in a small box on a heating pad & my husband has been holding it a lot.
One eye is open & it doesn't seem to be able to stand-just sits on it's little butt with feet sticking out.
Is this normal for a chick that' about 6 hours old?
Please help! We need to know what to do!
One eye is open & it doesn't seem to be able to stand-just sits on it's little butt with feet sticking out.
Is this normal for a chick that' about 6 hours old?
Please help! We need to know what to do!