Recent content by clarechick

Bless him, I've fed him watered him cuddled him and set him back in the incubator and he's gone to sleep. I really need to know how to fix up the leg, I'm happy to put him in a "high chair" and keep the weight off him but it's how to fix the leg or can it be fixed that's my biggest concern. I'm...

Thanks I'm beginning to worry the whole moving around thing makes him very tired and I'm having to feed and water him via a syringe as he wont take my offerings. He's back in the incubator for shelter away from the others and some extra heat for a bit. Don't think that leg can come right and...

Thank you! I'm glued to your forum I have a sick 10 month old cockerel as well, this little fellas dad, so I'm learning fast about sick chickens, (I'm more at home around horses). Anyway on this learning curve I have 5 very healthy chicks then this little critter (from 6 eggs) out of the same...

Hi I have a one day old chick that I had to help hatch. He pipped but 24 hours after the other 5 successfully hatched he was still chirping and rocking but getting nowhere. Anyway when I peeled back some of the shell his leg was kicking like crazy and he just wasn't able to get himself out. I...

Hi newbie here. Thanks for taking the time to read this. I have a 10 month old Maran rooster who started losing balance and walking backwards. He got progressively worse and now has no balance at all. From what I know I can see no other signs off illness. Normal droppings, he's content and he...