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My hen left her chick. How do I hand-raise an abandoned baby chick?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female | unspayed

I have a hen it incubated for 28 days there were 7 eggs only one hatched and now the hen do not know to take care of the chick it just left it what should I do now chicks should be under mother care plz help me

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on February 11th, 2018

If she will not care for the chick, you will need to care for it and feed it. If you have no experience hand raising chicks, contact a local breeder for advice. There are also plenty of informative videos on a number of video hosting sites. You can also get more information at the link below. http://www.angelfire.com/biz/puds1/handfeeding.html

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