Overview
- The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is caring for a baby chick that a good Samaritan found alone near Saylorville Dam.
- Staff named the chick Chiquita and moved it to the ARL’s Second Chance Ranch for close, round-the-clock care.
- To stand in for a mother hen, the team set up feather dusters under a heat lamp to provide warmth and the feel of feathers.
- The ranch manager says Chiquita stays under the duster most of the time and comes out only to eat or drink, which they note is normal at this age.
- Chiquita is now listed for adoption on ARLIowans.org, and WLKY shared a short video to help draw interest in a new home.