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- Jul 25, 2017
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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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