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    I love my chickens

    Unfortunately she is still not walking. I do believe she has 2 slipped tendons. Also I was just feeding her and i noticed that she has this bubble like thing started to come out from the side of her neck. I have no idea what is wrong with her now. I am not sure if I should continue trying or put...
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    I love my chickens

    She was not able to walk today but we will keep trying. It is so sad to watch her but I am already so in love with her I will continue to get up every fews hours to take care of her. I will keep you posted. Thank you all again :D:D
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    Help my baby chick

    My 3 day old chicken still cant walk. I put a rubber band around her legs yesterday and it hasn't helped yet. I cant tell if she has splayed legs or something worse. Please help.
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    I love my chickens

    Last night during her midnight checkup she seemed to have more energy and then at 4am she was actually awake and trying to peck her starter food which is a first. She also pooped just a little which is great. I will take the rubberband thing off her legs today and pray she can walk correctly. I...
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    I love my chickens

    My sweet girl still has not used the bathroom. I am making sure she drinks every 2 hours but the only substance she has had is some egg yolk i mixed with water earlier. She has been out about 30 hours now so this is bothering me. She does not have pasty butt so I'm not sure what to do.
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    I love my chickens

    No I dont have any chick saver but I will certainly try the egg yolk and water right now. I also read about mixing plain yogurt with water and feed it to the chick which I was also going to try. I appreciate the reply back.
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    Newly hatched chick weakness and leg issues

    Around 24 hours ago my barred rock egg hatched. It took her around 14 hours to break free which I can understand would exhaust her. She had not absorbed the yolk sac completely and it was hanging out far enough I was nervous she was pull her insides out by stepping on it. I cut it off...
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    I love my chickens

    My chick hatched about 2pm yesterday. She came out with the yolk sac unabsorbed, I had to cut it off since it was so long I thought she would pull her insides out. I cauterized it and sterilized it with wash. Her legs also seem uneven and she has not been able to walk at all.I put a piece of...
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    I love my chickens

    My chick hatched yesterday at about 2 p.m. She came out with the yolk sac unabsorbed. I went ahead and cut it off, cauterized it and sterilized it. She is not eating or drinking on her own. I am giving her water every 2 hours. She has not use the bathroom. She is very weak. I have a heat lamp...
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    I love my chickens

    Welcome to BYC :frow  Sorry to hear about the issues. What is wrong? My chicken hatched yesterday after many hard hours trying to get out. She came out at day 21 with part of her yolk sac hanging out pretty far. I cut it off, cauterized it and put sterile wash on her. She is also not really...
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    I love my chickens

    I just joined because I am constantly on this site reading up on taking care of my sweet chickens. I had a new barred rock hen hatch yesterday with issues I need help with.
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