CHICK DEFORMATION HELP PLS

[CindyinSD]

Carbon monoxide isn’t going to be a viable solution for most of us. It’s just too toxic. How would one do it without suffusing the gas into the general air space? Very dangerous, but maybe there’s an easy, safe way to use it that I’m not aware of.

You can use scissors or a good quality, sharp set of rose clippers. Or you can suffocate the chick in a ziplock or with some Saran Wrap. You could drown it in a bucket or sink. Seems to me the most humane thing would be a sharp edge, but if you can’t do that, there are other ways. If you’re going to care for animals, you’re going to have to deal with this sort of thing. I’m very sorry it’s happened to you so early. It really hurts... yet it is your responsibility to give the animal the best care you can give it. Tonight, that care is to provide a quick, relatively painless exit from a world it is not equipped to survive in.

 

[MissChick@dee]

The prognosis is not good. As @Fishkeeper said. It would be miserable to survive any attempt made to try. Show mercy. I’m so sorry for your situation.

 

[Chickassan]

Baking soda produces carbon dioxide and you make a little chamber out of a plastic container.
This is a small bird, the method isn't dangerous to people either.
Some folks can't handle physically killing or blood, this method is for them.
Even at my age I do bloodless culling.
Carbon monoxide would be a definite no no.

Carbon monoxide isn’t going to be a viable solution for most of us. It’s just too toxic. How would one do it without suffusing the gas into the general air space? Very dangerous, but maybe there’s an easy, safe way to use it that I’m not aware of.

You can use scissors or a good quality, sharp set of rose clippers. Or you can suffocate the chick in a ziplock or with some Saran Wrap. You could drown it in a bucket or sink. Seems to me the most humane thing would be a sharp edge, but if you can’t do that, there are other ways. If you’re going to care for animals, you’re going to have to deal with this sort of thing. I’m very sorry it’s happened to you so early. It really hurts... yet it is your responsibility to give the animal the best care you can give it. Tonight, that care is to provide a quick, relatively painless exit from a world it is not equipped to survive in.

 

[Eggcessive]

I have used the carbon dioxide method (mixing equal parts of vinegar and baking soda) on 2 baby chicks with severe brain damage, and they were gone within a minute or two. They were calm and did not struggle. We used a coffee can and lid with a small cup inside. My husband is a physician, and I am a nurse, and we would never do anything to make one suffer. He says carbon dioxide poisoning is actually a gentle way to go—they just go to sleep. That said, I hate having to put chicks down, and one reason why I stopped hatching chicks. I would not use that method for older chicks, just day old chicks. I know others will disagree with this method, but for me, it worked.

 

[Fishkeeper]

Carbon dioxide poisoning is suffocation. Suffocation is known to be painful. Hold your breath and you'll start feeling the effects pretty quick. You want to breathe, you have the urge to breathe, and it starts to hurt. Those feelings are your brain responding to the excess carbon dioxide. That's how your body knows if you're getting enough oxygen, it checks for an excess of carbon dioxide. It doesn't check for oxygen. What you want, if you want to suffocate an animal without it noticing, is to replace the oxygen with something else. That way, the carbon dioxide levels never rise, and that feeling of suffocation never happens.

 

[Vhope77]

Update I could not cull I just couldn’t bring myself to it so I started treating it with polysporin and hydrogen peroxide it dried up and came off and the chick is happy and healthy thank god thank you all for your advice though I appreciate everyone helping me the best they could and taking an interest in my post

 

[Eggcessive]

Oh that is such good news. I am so glad that you were able to help the chick. Thank you for the update.

 

[Fishkeeper]

Hydrogen peroxide? That usually kills off healthy tissue, it's not at all good for repeated treatments.
How does the belly look now?
Is it eating and pooping normally?

 

[MissChick@dee]

Wowzzza! Can he poop??

 

[Vhope77]

Wowzzza! Can he poop??

Yup he’s doing good it