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    I don't blame you for doing all you can. If nothing else is will not die alone or death by fire ants! 
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Thanks. It's still kicking but not standing at all. I gave it the heat lamp and a laundry basket. My 3-wk brahma kids will spend their first night without their light but so far they have no complaint. It's gonna stay near 70 tonight.. They should be fine right?
 
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Thanks. It's still kicking but not standing at all. I gave it the heat lamp and a laundry basket. My 3-wk brahma kids will spend their first night without their light but so far they have no complaint. It's gonna stay near 70 tonight.. They should be fine right?
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At 3 weeks I think their heat lamp temp is "supposed" to be down to 85%. I know the feed store here stopped using heat lamps at all over a month ago with their chicks that are in outside temps. I don't think they would have if their chicks were not handling 70% nights. All this to say, chances are you know better than I do but I think it should be fine and clearly the tiny chick needs the help!

One of the things we did with chicks that needed the help while we had big ducklings in the coop was put the chicks in a small box (so the ducks couldn't get to them!) and they shared the heat lamp.
 
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Hi guys. I thought I'd come home to a broody with four babies. Instead I found one with three babies and an egg shoved to the corner of the coop, half hatched and covered in ants. And, as my luck goes, still hatching. :/

Pulled it out of the egg, dipped it in warm water/vinegar and cleaned it up and tried giving it to another broody with no eggs.. She rejected it too. So, long story short, it's now wriggling and peeping in a towel on my tummy for now. I don't expect it to live by any means but I just can't give up yet lol. If it weren't so active and, well, normal-acting aside from the obvious navel issue.. :(

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Yes I thought about them sharing the lamp too! BUT the three-weekers are getting pretty flighty now and I didn't want one to end up in the basket lol.

Anyway. This thing is STILL alive. I gave it some honey water last night. It hasn't moved (can't stand) but is still kicking and peeping when it sees you, lol. Believe it or not it actually pooped last night too and whatever is sticking out of it is shrinking.

I've decided IF it makes it (assuming it's a pullet.. If not it's really screwed, lol), it will live with my layers and be used as a broody only.. Assuming it ever *goes* broody. :lau

Anyway. The fact it can't stand further discourages me. But we'll see. Broody Judy is probably saying, "told ya so!!"
 
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If you can see any obvious ant bite spots hold a warm tea bag on them. It does seem to help. The chick my RO broody left with the rest of the eggs had been bitten in/on the eyes and a tea bag on the eyes kept them open just like puppies/kittens born around insulation. It may take some extra work but sometimes it is worth it IMO if the chick has a strong will to live. Of course most of the time the 'strong will to live' means a male but we can't choose everything right?;-) Sending healing vibes your way!
 
Next spring for sure. :) right now my only two laying hens are broody, so not sure if I will this summer or not. I'll let you know how that goes. :)
 
I'm about at my wit's end on what to do about two of my hens egg shells being way too soft. I have had free choice oyster shell out in their coop and run without any change. Yesterday I started adding another feed that has more calcium so I hope this helps. If y'all have any suggestions to help our girls, please let me know.
 

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