What is the best way to keep a lonely chick company?

[Lexievans11990]

I have a lonely chick because when my turkeys were sitting on their nests, I went out to check them one day and I found a chicken egg under them. It’s happened a few times before lol but I don’t usually hatch chickens, I hatch turkeys, anyways I guess they stole it or a chicken laid in their nest, anyways I obviously wasn’t going to get rid of it because it’s fertilized. The chick hatched and I’ve had him for about 4 days now. He’s doing good eating and drinking well. The turkeys are expected to be here Tuesday so he’ll have to be alone until he gets some buddies. Anyway, I have been handling him and talking to him and he’s pretty tame and loves to be held already, but I feel like I’m not entertaining him enough. Does anyone have any suggestions that will help us till Tuesday?
this is him! his fuzzy toes are so cute

 

[sourland]

Give him a mirror so that he can talk to himself.

 

[Lexievans11990]

Give him a mirror so that he can talk to himself.

Good idea, I’ll try it

 

[JacksonChickies]

Any other suggestions?? I have a Americauna/Buff Orpington pullet (DOB 4/21/21) and we JUST lost her only brood mate.

 

[Lexievans11990]

Any other suggestions?? I have a Americauna/Buff Orpington pullet (DOB 4/21/21) and we JUST lost her only brood mate.

I recommend giving her a stuffed animal to cuddle with! I gave my chick one weeks ago when he was lonely and he loves it, he still has it with him and the other chicks enjoy it too it will definitely make them feel less lonely because my chick would non stop chirp when I would leave the room but after I gave him the stuffed animal, he stopped doing that

 

[ryneaeiel]

Here's some methods that I've used when I needed to isolate chicks due to injury or sickness!

• Chick plushies (or any tiny stuffed animal, but in my experience stuffed chicks work best!)
• Warm water bottle to snuggle against.
• Mirrors!
• Tiny mechanical clock. They seem to like the ticking.