20 hours since she pipped...

[Ms.Melba]

Yes!!! She was born yesterday at 5:30pm! I was very worried about Tortilla bc she was having a super hard time standing. And this morning when I came into my classroom she was still having a hard time. Her umbilical cord was stuck to the floor, it had dried up and she couldnt move. I had to cut it and free her. 2 hours later, she was moving and walking around.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Congrats! That's wonderful! Are they eating and drinking? Also, please post a picture of Tortilla's umbilical cord if possible. I'd like to see that because it could get infected if she has been having problems.

 

[Ms.Melba]

Its all dried up now. Ive held her butt up to make sure shes ok and it looks good.

They havent eaten anything yet as its only day 1. I think they are ok until day 3. I will be taking them home with me today.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Ok, that's good. Yeah, they can go about three days without food and water, but I like to give it to them by day 2 if possible because I find they do better then (the water especially is important).

I had some chicks hatch I believe around the same time as yours! I didn't know it though, they were a surprise batch. A hen went broody under my house and I couldn't get her out.

 

[Ms.Melba]

Ok so Tortilla's foot is not straight. Not like Salsa's foot. Instead of her foot being flat, it curls underneath so she hobbles when she walks.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Could you post a picture of her foot please? Click here to read an old thread about curled toes. Try making a cardboard shoe for Tortilla by taking a piece of cardboard and straightening the chick's toes out on it and taping them on with the sticky part of a bandaid. BTW like Salsa's name

 

[Ms.Melba]

Ive tried for 3 hours to get her foot right. I made cardcoard shoes. Bandaid shoes. I tried cutting the baindaid in half and "tying" her legs together. Im so upset. She just lays there.

 

[Ms.Melba]

I tried adding a picture twice but i dont know why its not posting.

 

[Ms.Melba]

 

[Ms.Melba]

She just lays there. I'm so sad that ive broke down crying several times. She's drinking water and ive tried so many times to get her legs to stand. I even put cardboard to help her stand on something sturdy and hard.