Younger chick pushed out from under heat plate

[Nash37212]

Hi all, the hatchery accidentally gave me a wrong chick last week and offered me a new one today. I have been raising 10 keets with my 6 chicks, but I’m moving the keets to their own brooder tomorrow since they’re huge and trample everything and everyone every time they panic (every 5 minutes it seems, haha). Anyway, the new chick has been quite sleepy today, as to be expected. It’s bedtime now and they’ve all gone under to snuggle and sleep. On the one hand, I’m glad she’s not being smothered under there, but on the other, she’s outside the heat plate along the edge. She’s 4 days old. She’s completely passed out. Is she alright or should I put the keets’ new heat plate in there for the night?

 

[sourland]

I'd be inclined to make sure that she has access to a warm spot. It doesn't take much to chill young chicks.

 

[Nash37212]

Ok thank you so much! I’ll get the new one plugged in and warming up!