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Just thought I would do a little update. This is Smidge today! He/she (what do you think?) is starting to thrive now, has grown some, has a good appetite, and loves outside time. He/she doesn't seem to be affected with any breathing problems and balance/walking is getting better!

I just can't tell with this one. I don't think I see any saddle feathers, so I am thinking hen. The color and fluffy type feathers have me thrown off though

Yes I agree, and to traumatic. I have had her out more today and even though she has disabilities she seems quite content. She eats and drinks and poos normal and makes little cooing noises while sitting on my lap. I think it is just a wait and see type of thing. I gave her a cherry tomato today...

Yogurt is a good idea penny1960 thank you! Sparrowsong that is so sad, I'm sorry.

Thank you. Yes, I am afriad she is going to be one of those "failure to thrive" chicks, but I am going to give her the best chance I can.

Yes she seems to be just fine other then being small, I have never seen this before either. She was hatched her by a hen here on the farm, she is a barnyard mix, but a very pretty lavender color. We had Lavender Orpingtons about four years ago, but they were not very hardy birds and I gave most...

Hello everyone, I have not been on here in quite awhile, but now I'm back. I have a chick that is about 3 months old now and she is half the size of the others in her group. I was looking at her today and noticed she does not have a nostril on one side and on the other side she just has a tiny...

Okay I am really at a loss as to what to do next....His eyes are now both open, his wound is healing great, he stands and preens himself, stretches and yawns,walks.....but he still won't eat or drink on his own.....I beginning to wonder if he is just taking advantage of all this pampering :-)...

Thank you all for your replies! He has been in the house in front of our heater since I found him with the exception of some supervised outside sunshine time, I don't have him crated right now as he just has been pretty much stays in the same spot ( a large towel with garbage bags under it )and...

I have a 7 month old rooster who managed to not get put away late Christmas night (he must have been roosting in a tree). I thought he was a gonner but then I found him 2 days later standing in some bushes. I brought him in and cleaned him up and the only injury I can find is a small cut behind...

Looks like possible spraddle leg. You can look it up here, or google it. It usually invovles attaching the twoo legs together with a band aid or such to make it come around. Good Luck :-)

I also locked down on the 5th. I've got one pip this afternoon so far. I've got 3 EE mixes (my own eggs) and 4 Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons that are shipped eggs. It is one of the orps that has pipped. I'm so excited!!!Wishing Good Luck to all :-)

I have a pip!!! It is one of the Lav. Orp./EE mixes, I can't wait to see what this little one looks like.

Wow! That is a great hatch, what kind do you have?

This is my first time incubating my own hen eggs and I am so excited!. I have 8 Lavender Orpingtons and 3 Lav. Orp./ EE mix. I can't wait to see what they turn out like. I am also hoping for a Lavender rooster as my rooster " El Toro" passed away on Mother's day (unkown cause, no sign of trauma...

I had a duckling hatch out just 3 days ago with the same problem (except with both feet) I made him/her a pair of shoes with an TV dinner box, I just cut out to the shape of the foot and spread the foot out over the shoe and attached with band-aids. By the next morning one of the shoes had...

Oops I guess I should have made it more clear in my posting....the little yellow one is a Silver Appleyard duckling, I hatched two out in my bator but then went to the feed store and got them two friends. One of them I'm pretty sure is a Khaki Cambell but this little gray and yellow one has me...

Thank you for your suggestion, I did go look at alot of baby ducks on hatchery websites and I'm leaning towards what Kevin said "Swedish Blue" maybe??? It really doesn't matter but I am really excited to see what they look like grown up. On the other hand they are very precious babies and I...

I got the little grey and yellow one out of the assorted bin today at the feed store. Any ideas?