kelseyk
Free Ranging
Hello again! The chick in question hatched great and is running around currently, I also had a d’Uccle hatch this morning...Her toes are rather curled in and she sits on her hocks rather than stand up on her feet. I did some research and it seems a boot or a “chicken sandal’’ is in order. But because she isn’t actually standing, should I do something to fix that as well or will that fix itself when the toes are fixed?(side question, their motor control isn’t great yet so they don’t have water in their dish because I don’t want them falling in it..how long can they go before they need to drink?)
I have had chicks with toes curled inward - 2 of them in my latest Appenzeller hatch. I took a bandaid and cut the foam part out of the middle and used the 2 sticky pieces to straighten the toes (put the one on the bottom of their foot and straighten the toes then apply the top one and seal the bandaids together in between the toes). They will stumble around a little at first, but before too long they are running around like the other chicks. I read to leave them on for about 3 days or so - I need to take mine off my chicks tomorrow.