{"id":7095,"date":"2026-04-03T17:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/?p=7095"},"modified":"2026-04-03T17:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:30:53","slug":"orphaned-baby-chick-gets-feather-duster-as-a-surrogate-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/?p=7095","title":{"rendered":"Orphaned baby chick gets feather duster as a surrogate mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"story_dl\">April 1 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Animal rescuers in Iowa shared a photo of an orphaned baby chick being comforted by its new surrogate mother &#8212; a feather duster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Animal Rescue League of Iowa said<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARLIowa\/posts\/pfbid0CP9t23GhZPXL4rkSo1rUi6zBHjzPsS46859EdTrwrXj73au2TbuuP7275qpxuYJXl?ref=embed_post\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:on social media;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;on social media&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> on social media<\/a> that the baby chick was brought in by someone who found it wandering alone by the Saylorville Dam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The chick was taken to ARL&#8217;s Second Chance Ranch, where the care team set about making it comfortable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_m758qoqk5elubsnoqdbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_m758qoqk5elubsnoqdbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_m758qoqk5elubsnoqdbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We set them up in an enclosure with heat lamps and feather dusters to mimic a mama hen, then placed them under the feather dusters. 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