I purchased fertilized chicken eggs from a BYC member who also sells eggs on eBay, and was supposed to get Blue Andalusians and Blue Orpingtons. Anyway, one of the chicks that hatched out a bit late is having some difficulties... Its left leg and foot appeared to be a bit twisted, so I started taping it straight and securing the toes with a small piece of cardboard and medical tape. That seems to have helped quite a bit, but it still can't walk very well. It's legs seem kinda weak and it acts tired a lot.
Besides that, the chick is very obviously NOT one of the breeds that I had ordered. It looks completely different from any of its hatch mates, as well as any of the other chicks I've ever hatched, with a golden brown coloring and "chipmunk" stripes on its back. I've also started becoming concerned that it may be malnourished because it isn't growing like the other chicks in the brooder, who are now at least twice the size of this little chick (at 3 days old).
My question to all of you is: What the heck breed or species is this chick??? I have my own suspicions after doing some research on the internet, but I want confirmation from the "experts" on BYC, to be sure. One more clue I can give you is that my son and I had noticed that two of the eggs we put into the incubator had appeared much more rounded than we'd ever seen from our own flock, but we just assumed they were unique occurrences. Looking back, I'm wondering if I should've questioned their unusual shape more fully before incubating.
Here's a picture of the chick in question... What do you think it is?
Besides that, the chick is very obviously NOT one of the breeds that I had ordered. It looks completely different from any of its hatch mates, as well as any of the other chicks I've ever hatched, with a golden brown coloring and "chipmunk" stripes on its back. I've also started becoming concerned that it may be malnourished because it isn't growing like the other chicks in the brooder, who are now at least twice the size of this little chick (at 3 days old).
My question to all of you is: What the heck breed or species is this chick??? I have my own suspicions after doing some research on the internet, but I want confirmation from the "experts" on BYC, to be sure. One more clue I can give you is that my son and I had noticed that two of the eggs we put into the incubator had appeared much more rounded than we'd ever seen from our own flock, but we just assumed they were unique occurrences. Looking back, I'm wondering if I should've questioned their unusual shape more fully before incubating.
Here's a picture of the chick in question... What do you think it is?
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