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    Yolk sac or umbilical hernia? Something dangling from chick

    Yay! I was worried thanks for putting my mind at ease. Now the only thing I’m worried about is one of the heat lamps in the brooder isn’t working because there must be something faulty in the wiring. So I placed the chick in a box and put books under it to raise it nearer to the one working...
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    Yolk sac or umbilical hernia? Something dangling from chick

    Hi I’ve hatched my first silky or Ayam cemani I’m not sure yet. But I found it chirping in the incubator. So when I moved it to the brother I noticed it had something dangling from his backside. I tried to read up on what this is and I don’t know if it’s a herniated umbilical cord or and an...
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    • ayam cemai chicks exposed yolk sac hernia my chicks umbilical cord is still atached protruding umbilical silkie chick what chicken is this what is going on yolk sack attached yolk sack outside
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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    Injured chick leg. PLEASE HELP

    My daughter asked me to add that his/her knee derotated. It’s shifted back into position now. It’s just shorter and more like a crutch he uses/pivots on when he absolutely needs to walk. Otherwise he’s perched on the feeder
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    Injured chick leg. PLEASE HELP

    Hello! Thank you for asking. He/she is alive, alert, eating & drinking, but far smaller than his brothers and sisters who’ve literally doubled in size and their development is more advanced in terms of feather growth and everything else. The injured chick, seems to have a shorter leg and uses it...
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    Injured chick leg. PLEASE HELP

    Yes I’d rather try my best to treat him.
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    Injured chick leg. PLEASE HELP

    He’s in the sling as per video - let’s hope!
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    Injured chick leg. PLEASE HELP

    He’s in the sling! Let’s see how he progresses 🤲🏻
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    What's the rarest breed or variety you have?

    Ayam cemani
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    Injured chick leg. PLEASE HELP

    Thank you dear! I’ll try it 🙏 but you know in the video the joint she refers to as the ‘knee’ that one can bend, the joint above it (nearer to the hip) that doesn’t bend at all. I think it’s the one that made a ‘pop’ sound 😭 when I mistakenly thought I was helping it bend. If the hip is out of...
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    Injured chick leg. PLEASE HELP

    Hi I’m new to raising backyard chickens. I incubated for the first time and half the eggs hatched. I have three cute polish and the rest of the eggs didn’t hatch even after 22 days and the ones that piped got shrink wrapped because I took chicks out and the last one was the polish had its leg...
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    Chicks leg stuck in incubator- now deformed. Help

    I don’t know how to attach videos so I hope this image helps
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    Chicks leg stuck in incubator- now deformed. Help

    Hi I’m new to raising backyard chickens. I incubated for the first time and half the eggs hatched. I have three cute polish and the rest of the eggs didn’t hatch even after 22 days and the ones that piped got shrink wrapped because I took chicks out and the last one was the polish had its leg...
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