Urgent. Tiny chick cold still alive. Mum doesn't want it.

[RoosterCogburn7]

A long time ago we built a brooder box, so big my wife could crawl in and close the chicken wire lid. We did a plywood construction, and for the bottom stick on lynolium so water that might leak from the water bottles with nipple waterers wouldn't eat out the bottom over time. Some fresh shavings, chick feed and chick grit with a heat lamps standing by. It is important to set up when you are expecting chicks. I have the kids take a couple of the chicks and teach them the set up. Once one gets it, they all get it. They stay there until they outgrow it and feather out. Then I take them like little schools of bait fish and introduce them to the flock. They get chased, but a grip of chicks is hard to peck at.

 

[amberrenee]

Her one leg still moves out.

 

[Kiki]

try this:

 

[Kiki]

around the little legs.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

try this:
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Do this, the chick's legs are slipping and it is going to get spraddle leg.

 

[amberrenee]

By the way.. this is the chick today!

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Adorable! So glad it made it!

 

[Kiki]

What did you end up doing to help it?
Just the shoes?

 

[ECMurray]

Woooohooooo!!!!!

 

[Nannette114]

Hooray!! Congratulations and well done to you!
And thanks so much for updating us with how the chick is.
It's a truly lucky and gorgeous little guy or gal!