Well after a night of the boots the toes seem to have uncurled relatively well. I've left them off for a couple hours now and it seems to be getting around better. It still isn't standing up all the way and I couldn't feel any slipped tendon at all. The hock feels normal aside from the leg not...
After working some more with it, the right leg is what is the problem. When flexing it, it wont extend out the same way the left will. I tried feeling around for a slipped tendon but couldn't feel anything.
Is this just curled toes or is it something more?
This little chicky hatched out in my incubator early this morning. It was a bit slow coming on day 25. I can tell it has the curled toes, but I'm not certain there isn't something else going on. I made it some little boots but they didn't seem...
Is this just curled toes or is it something more?
This little chicky hatched out in my incubator early this morning. It was a bit slow coming on day 25. I can tell it has the curled toes, but I'm not certain there isn't something else going on. I made it some little boots but they didn't seem...
Actually, they don't bother with the chickens. The cats mostly hang out in the garage/penned in area attached to it. Had one that was super interested in the incubator, from the time we plugged it in until hatching. Not really messing with it, just laying on it and watching through the windows...
I've been raising chickens about 3 years now. This year is the first that I've tried incubating and I'm having a wonderful time learning things. I have tons of interests and hobbies and not all related to chickens. I crochet, knit, read, garden and play a few video games. In addition to my small...
Forgot to mention, I did clean the area with sterile saline as it was covered with blood and yolk and applied a bit of polysporin (the kind without pain killer stuff in it).
I just posted this and it disappeared, need help asap, so I'm posting it again.
I had a chick pip from the wrong end, 24 hours later it seemed to be in distress and had made no progress. I read the instructions on assisting and gave it a small amount of help by zipping a bit for it and then...