BigChickHeart
In the Brooder
- Jun 30, 2022
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I'm not sure where to start with this little guy or girl. First of all it was peeping, but the egg wasn't moving. It was stuck to the floor of the incubator. Then, I had to do an assisted hatch. I didn't fully help it out, but just loosened up its shell so he could get out when he was ready. Then, it never got dry and fluffy. I had to give it a bath to loosen up the membrane. I thought being sticky was why it wasn't standing up. Like maybe its feathers were glued in a way that it couldn't move right. It was constantly getting one of its wings stuck between the floor of the incubator and the edge. I decided to move it out of the incubator so it wouldn't hurt itself.
Here's the list of issues it has:
Splayed leg, or slipped tendon, or dislocated legs. A splint didn't hep.
Wings are too small
Wry neck – this is almost fixed with vitamins
Its eyes seem really small
It eats if I hold it in my hand. Otherwise, its legs and wings are going all over the place and it can't keep itself still. It eats like a maniac – stabbing at the food and slinging it everywhere. It will drink from a straw, sometimes from a medicine cup, or my hand.
I have some pics and videos. It's hard to keep it still long enough to get a good pic. There are a few where its legs are wet from having to wash off poo. You can see the leg structure better in those. I circled the spot that sticks out funny.
Here's the list of issues it has:
Splayed leg, or slipped tendon, or dislocated legs. A splint didn't hep.
Wings are too small
Wry neck – this is almost fixed with vitamins
Its eyes seem really small
It eats if I hold it in my hand. Otherwise, its legs and wings are going all over the place and it can't keep itself still. It eats like a maniac – stabbing at the food and slinging it everywhere. It will drink from a straw, sometimes from a medicine cup, or my hand.
I have some pics and videos. It's hard to keep it still long enough to get a good pic. There are a few where its legs are wet from having to wash off poo. You can see the leg structure better in those. I circled the spot that sticks out funny.
