This is Little Bit. Our neighbors college aged daughter brought her home for Easter. She purchased her on Saturday. We got her Monday afternoon. The mother had the forethought to know where to bring this baby chick who was clearly not doing well. Having been kept in a closet with the door closed, in a cardboard box and with only the closet light for warmth, by the time we got her she was cold, hungry and dehydrated.
She was also VERY tiny.
I started shoving sugar water down her throat and placed her directly under the warming lamp as she was lethargic and cold. She also wasn't able to stand up. By the end of the first evening, having given her sugar water every half hour for about 5 hours, she was finally able to stand up, tho she was having difficulty walking. Unfortunately, I think she was on that slippery cardboard or newspaper for so long, her legs started to "split" and looked malformed. She was very wobbly on any attempt to walk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK0FDyl3BM8
We were very worried she wouldn't make it through the night.
The next day we noticed a marked difference as she was better balanced and able to wobble around a little quicker. She still didn't have a smooth gate, but was at least able to get around where she hadn't been able to before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv70rL8vEzI
Just look at her now.
There is something to be said about sugar water and a warm lamp.
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