Week old chick not thriving

Dustypines

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I bought some chicks one week ago and so far 3 have died out of 10. 6 of them are hardy and doing well. But there is one left barely hanging on. She can't seem to keep her balance and eventually goes over to one side. Her one wing looks off also, maybe disloated it from lying on her side. I really thought she was going to die but she hangs on.
Any suggestions on how to keep her going?
 
The chicks belong to you, you paid good money to purchase them, ship them, and feed them. Do what you think is best.

However I would be mortified if I put the life of a failure to thrive chick ahead of the well being of an entire flock. Therefore do what you think is best with this 7th chick.
 
Is the chick eating? drinking? pooping? What are you feeding? Are the chicks under heat light? Are they able to get away from the heat if too warm? What are the temps? Did you get them from the feed store or private seller?

You could try giving it some vitamins, Nutri Drench or Save A Chick from the feed store. If you have baby PolyVisol without the iron, 1 drop on the side of it's beak 3x day. Some boiled egg yolk mashed up mixed with some of it's feed.
 

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