Young Chick brought home by cat Eating and Drinking

[wegotchickens]

You know it's a chick!

Hens can leave the nest during the day, and return to it at night, and the eggs could do okay. Especially if its warm out. Is this something your girls could do? Run out for treats and attention when they hear you, but set on a hidden egg the rest of the time?

I wouldn't take it to the rehab. You are confident its a chick, you have hens and a roo, therefor you have viable eggs. I think this was an early Mother's Day present but the cat got to it first.

 

[tdgill]

well I decided not to try and play stupid at the bird rescue. Figured they might just turn me away anyway. So we're still here, eating and drinking but resting alot.

 

[sred98]

What does the chick look like? Color of fuzz/feathers, legs, type of comb?

Now I'm really curious!

Shelly

 

[Why and Dotte]

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She NEEDS to see a picture before she loses it!

 

[tdgill]

it looks exactly like this one but younger....
without going door to door asking neighbors if they've lost a chick...I am starting to attempt to comprehend HOW it could POSSIBLY be my chick. Keep in mind I spend way too much time with my chickens. I make sure everyone is on their roost at night before I shut the big light off. They do have a nite light. I only have 4 hens and I gather eggs everyday. I am sure no one has been sitting. But I have alot to learn still. One thing I can think of is I have a fiberglass truck cap in the yard with both ends open and I have raked a busted bale of straw in there to keep it dry. Is it possible that there was enough heat generated for this egg to hatch on its own? I'm seriously a bit freaked out by the possibility and did some investigating under there last nite to see if I could find any egg shell remnants or other eggs. Am going out to look again.

 

[wegotchickens]

So you could be rehabbing your 'grandchick'??

 

[tdgill]

well now i know where the little chick came from...my neighbor across and behind me got chicks recently. they had gotten thru their fence to the bushes where my cat always sleeps. I brought over one of this guy's buddies to keep him company. I still dont hope for much but I am trying.

 

[sred98]

Well it sounds like he is doing great! Are you returning it to them or are they letting you keep it??


Thanks for the pic. I know it's not of that chick, but it satisfied me enough.

You still need to post a pic of your chick! LOL!

Shelly