LynnCircleFarm
In the Brooder
- Aug 3, 2025
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Hi all, I have 3 peachicks all about 6 weeks old.
One is big and healthy and perfect. The other two are both lively and appear healthy, but one has lost a ton of its wing feathers (see photo). I have never seen any of the chicks get after each other so I don't think they're being pulled out by the others, they just seem to be falling out. Do chicks this young molt? And if they do, why would only one be molting? If not, what could be the cause?
The other is my little special needs chick who was an assisted hatch and had both splay leg and curled feet but I was able to fix that (all but one toe that STILL curls to one side) and even thought it's still about half the size of the others it really does seem healthy otherwise. It was hopping around funny the last day or two and I thought it was just stepping on its own feet and tripping itself like my baby geese do, but today it's clearly not wanting to put any weight on one leg. The leg is not hanging or limp and doesn't appear to be broken. Should I just keep an eye on it? (Black shoulder chick on right in photo)
One is big and healthy and perfect. The other two are both lively and appear healthy, but one has lost a ton of its wing feathers (see photo). I have never seen any of the chicks get after each other so I don't think they're being pulled out by the others, they just seem to be falling out. Do chicks this young molt? And if they do, why would only one be molting? If not, what could be the cause?
The other is my little special needs chick who was an assisted hatch and had both splay leg and curled feet but I was able to fix that (all but one toe that STILL curls to one side) and even thought it's still about half the size of the others it really does seem healthy otherwise. It was hopping around funny the last day or two and I thought it was just stepping on its own feet and tripping itself like my baby geese do, but today it's clearly not wanting to put any weight on one leg. The leg is not hanging or limp and doesn't appear to be broken. Should I just keep an eye on it? (Black shoulder chick on right in photo)
