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If you are separating them from their mother for a good reason before they are old enough to fend for themselves, then you will have to help them out by providing warmth, food and water. But they don’t technically need much help in figuring out how to survive beyond that. Make sure their brooder box is set up appropriately with a heat lamp, feeder and waterer and they should do just fine. ConclusionEvans, Christopher S.; Evans, Linda; Marler, Peter (July 1993). "On the meaning of alarm calls: functional reference in an avian vocal system". Animal Behaviour. 46 (1): 23–38. doi: 10.1006/anbe.1993.1158. S2CID 53165305.