This is my fifth and the worst hatch on my new brinsea incubator... I got 2 chicks with spraddled legs because of the damn slippery plastic floor... (now i know they include a hatching mat)..
BUT THAT HATCHING MAT is a one time use and i cant leave a step out my house because of corona.. Yet...
I just noticed today that I have an older silkie whose legs are splayed. I feel terrible for not noticing before now! She has extra long feathers and tends to stay under the Brinsea heater.
Anyone have experience with treating older chicks? It's about 7-8 weeks old.
Thanks.
This is Pip, a Cobb500 born with a Wry neck and Crooked Toe and Spraddled legs from being in the egg too long. Pip was actually incubated with a huge crack that was taped with package tape. Other cracked eggs died from mold growth.
ANYWAY, to treatment!
Day 0
Taped his crooked toe with a...
The brace Trying to stand without the brace. Helping it stand with the brace
Hi, I am fairly new to to the incubating world but I have had chickens for many years but I have not yet encountered spraddled leg until now. One of my chicks that hatched last Tuesday (11/14/17) has not been able to...