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OK so here goes I pray someone here can offer real help.*is there a place to share a pic to show the baby*
I have a 2week old baby cocian whom I am starting to think I shouldn't have saved. I must preface this by saying her mummy and nest was invaded by an Opossum and there was much loss great amounts of blood and dead developing babies everywhere and a very battered mummy hen. And through all this I had 5 eggs that remained intact no cracks that I could see anyway... So I gathered up what was left and incubated them for the rest of their duration. *as mummy hen wanted no part of sitting any longer *
All of the rescued ones, did hatch . Though I lost 1 within hours of hatching and another who had water on her head (thankfully this corrected itself) and one turned in foot, she is ok though. 2 were hatched perfect as per norm beautiful healthy the works.
Now on to my poor little Thumblenia she is like a Mack truck hit her. For starters she has a very odd distinctive oder about her kinda sicky sweet almost like the sweet death smell. She also has deformed legs or at least one for sure is and She is not growing any feathers hardly she is also not much bigger now then was when hatched. No feathers on head at all and only sporadic everywhere else....
I want to also mention she is exponentially lively and always in a happy disposition.. Just help... Please anyone..

Can anyone help me figure out how to properly help her? Or she doomed
 
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Are you sure the it's not being picked on? She looks like she has riboflavin deficiency (her toes don't look straight), toes curl? I'd treat her for riboflavin deficency & keep her separate, tape her toes straight, put her in a sling suspended (piece of cloth with two holes for the legs to hang out) so her feet is barely touching the ground. Exercise her legs so they retain mobility. Feed beef liver, hamburger, salmon, tuna, mushrooms, plain yogurt, spinach, foods high in riboflavin mixed in her feed.

Here's a picture of the chick I treated for 2wks although it seemed longer. When he started "walking" he was cocky & strutting his stuff. Never joined the brood, small as he was he'd tear into the bigger chicks.
 

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Absolutely sure not being picked on her sisters actually take care of her.. Odd but true. I will give it a go with taping her foot and slinging her with exercise...
 

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