Chick born with deformed face! Need help now!

[Dimondel]

This chick is probably going to die! What can I do?

 

[WallyG74]

It may sound heartless but I would not let it suffer. I’d put it down.

 

[Dimondel]

It may sound heartless but I would not let it suffer. I’d put it down.

Yep, that’s probably what’s going to happen.

 

[MysteryChicken]

This chick is probably going to die! What can I do?

This chick has been pecked by another hen.

I've seen people who've had chicks with injuries like this survive with TLC. The peep will be blind in one eye, most likely.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Are you sure this was hatched this way? Was it hatched in an incubator, or under a hen? If a hen, she might of pecked it, and should have any more chicks immediately removed.

 

[Dimondel]

Are you sure this was hatched this way? Was it hatched in an incubator, or under a hen? If a hen, she might of pecked it, and should have any more chicks immediately removed.

Hatched under a hen. Are you sure, because it wasn’t bleeding when I got to it, it’s just a bit of the face was gone and the eye looked covered.

 

[Dimondel]

Hatched under a hen. Are you sure, because it wasn’t bleeding when I got to it, it’s just a bit of the face was gone and the eye looked covered.

It had hatched within the hour or so. The skin didn’t looked ragged. It just looked like it had never been there.

 

[Dimondel]

Does this chick have any chance at a good life? Is it deformed and if not, how can you tell? It was put back under the Mum because I was told that it was the best place it could be. If you guys are sure, I’ll see if I can give it any special treatment in time.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Does this chick have any chance at a good life? Is it deformed and if not, how can you tell? It was put back under the Mum because I was told that it was the best place it could be. If you guys are sure, I’ll see if I can give it any special treatment in time.

It's a hard thing to tell. Too me, personally, I think it was an after hatch thing. The mother hen might of tried killing it thinking it's a mouse or something. I wouldn't let any chicks be under her for this reason alone. She might attack others.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Make a Saline rinse. Boil 4 cups of water to 2 teaspoons of salt. Let completely cool. Rinse the chick's head with that after completely cooled off.