American Bresse

[Theorrin]

I am noticing these little babies look (and act) like fluffy ping pong balls. They're a lot more "round" than my other babies, tend to be quieter and like to launch themselves into my hand or at the food/water containers more lol

 

[BarnyardChaos]

I am noticing these little babies look (and act) like fluffy ping pong balls. They're a lot more "round" than my other babies, tend to be quieter and like to launch themselves into my hand or at the food/water containers more lol

Trying to imagine this.... LOL I can't wait to hatch some myself. My pullets should start laying soon!

 

[Theorrin]

Trying to imagine this.... LOL I can't wait to hatch some myself. My pullets should start laying soon!

ill try to get some videos

 

[Wyorp Rock]

looks like only 17 and one could possibly be blind or have some neurological issues. it starts crying if it gets too quiet and sometimes just starts spinning in a circle but seems to eat and drink just fine.

Congratulations!
17 is great.

For the little one that is having difficulty, I'd start her on vitamin therapy right away to see if it makes a difference.

Give 400IU Vitamin E and 1/4 tablet B-Complex daily. For tiny chicks I've found the easiest way to do this is to dissolve the B-Complex into a very small amount of water. Draw it into a small syringe and then just give the chicks a few drops of the vitamin throughout the day, repeat daily. For E, you can prick the soft gel and draw out the liquid into your syringe.

 

[Theorrin]

Congratulations!
17 is great.

For the little one that is having difficulty, I'd start her on vitamin therapy right away to see if it makes a difference.

Give 400IU Vitamin E and 1/4 tablet B-Complex daily. For tiny chicks I've found the easiest way to do this is to dissolve the B-Complex into a very small amount of water. Draw it into a small syringe and then just give the chicks a few drops of the vitamin throughout the day, repeat daily. For E, you can prick the soft gel and draw out the liquid into your syringe.

i have been doing vitamins but it hasn't helped. I'm leaning more towards the blind cause of the way she acts. If it's too quiet (as the others tend not to chirp alot) she starts crying until I or the others start talking and she never sees my hand coming and gets a bit panicky when I touch her till she realizes its me. An old blind duck of ours acted the same way with the circling as well but as long as shes willing to live i'm willing to fight with her

 

[Wyorp Rock]

i have been doing vitamins but it hasn't helped. I'm leaning more towards the blind cause of the way she acts. If it's too quiet (as the others tend not to chirp alot) she starts crying until I or the others start talking and she never sees my hand coming and gets a bit panicky when I touch her till she realizes its me. An old blind duck of ours acted the same way with the circling as well but as long as shes willing to live i'm willing to fight with her

Aw!
I've never had one blind, but have read some threads where folks have successfully kept blind chick(en)s.
I hope she's able to adapt!

 

[Oob Child]

looks like only 17 and one could possibly be blind or have some neurological issues. it starts crying if it gets too quiet and sometimes just starts spinning in a circle but seems to eat and drink just fine.

I think I had a chick like that once. It was a runt called Walter that ran into walls and got lost often. I had to lead it back to the heat source every 30 mins because it would get lost and start screaming. He ended up drowning in a water dish that was barely 1cm deep somehow. I recommend putting marbles in the water bowl no matter how shallow it is.
If you are heating the brooder using a heat lamp then that's probably safer for the neurologically damaged one.

 

[Theorrin]

I think I had a chick like that once. It was a runt called Walter that ran into walls and got lost often. I had to lead it back to the heat source every 30 mins because it would get lost and start screaming. He ended up drowning in a water dish that was barely 1cm deep somehow. I recommend putting marbles in the water bowl no matter how shallow it is.
If you are heating the brooder using a heat lamp then that's probably safer for the neurologically damaged one.

already ahead of you on the water thing lol

 

[Theorrin]

Okay not the best video but here you go

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Good looking chicks!