Chick hatched with no eyes!!!!!

[TNRIRRoo]

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SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!! WOW....

If there is someone that wants it give it to them, otherwise....snap.

 

[speckledhen]

El Wyondette, I think that person was referring to a goat kid, not a human kid. At least I think so.

 

[MuranoFarms]

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Must be nice to have daddy the vet offer medicine 'from his truck' anytime you need it or to put an animal down "via needle" anytime it was needed. Unfortunately that isn't reality for 99% of us on here. Even for those that have the $ the vets just aren't available. I guarantee you that if the option to call daddy to come take care of this with a needle were there we wouldn't be having this conversation! You have no right to make such harsh statements to the OP until you have had to make a decision such as hers. A decision involving ending a life with your hands....not daddy's needle.

 

[Wynette]

Just checking in here. I feel really badly for the OP - what an awful decision to make.

Speaking as a member, not a moderator...shame on all of you for trying to use a major guilt trip on the OP.

One comment in this thread thus far spoke to me: "...have a heart...." was used in the argument to allow the chick to live. Well, the way I see it, have a heart and humanely euthanize the chick. As stewards of our animals, we need to be responsible for them. Period. The responsible thing to do is put this chick down immediately, before it suffers. What a kind-hearted and loving thing to do for this little one!

I wish the OP the best in making this decision, whatever it might be. Be strong, be wise.

 

[SpeckledRoo]

For all of you "Don't Kill" crowd. I don't know your age or your job circumstances, but here is real life. A chick like this will be left alone in a cage with no ability to find food and water and it will suffer and die. (THIS IS ON YOU) It will cry for companionship 24 hours a day, not understanding why. (THIS IS ON YOU) If you place it in general population it will be picked on and if you go to school or to work and return it will not be alive. In fact you may have to cull the others because they have now tasted blood and can not be trusted to not eat each other. (THIS IS ON YOU)
I understand it is a life, but it is sometimes better for all to releave pain and future suffering. I have held a pet that I have had for years and cried when I had to put it down. I have felt for a chick I had to put down for a bad leg or blindness or some other problem that would make its life less than what it should be, but this is life.

 

[klf73]

I would cull, I didn't read the whole thread but just from the first couple of pages I am surprised so many say not to cull

. This is an extremely social animal, can't see it's food or friends, can sniff for it's food like a dog or cat would be able to do. How do you know if it's deaf too? The poor thing obviously is deformed and to what extent no one knows. I don't see someone carrying this chick around for it's whole life, stuffing feed in it because it wouldn't be able to find it.
I had one hatch like that, it never found the food and after 2 days of it screaming because it just stood in the middle of the brooder, I had dh cull. What's best for us(not wanting to kill anything) is not always best for the animal.
I agree with Wynette, there should be more support, no guilt

 

[jen5680]

WOW is all I can say about some of these posts and thank you for the smart words of advice from the moderators ect.
I didn't mean to have so much "drama" happen when I posted.
I just needed some experienced advice. Thank you all so much and maybe you should just close this now.

 

[laturcotte1]

Maybe just one more comment...At our farm animal rescue we have a senior crippled rooster (broken feet) who gets around on his elbows. He lives by himself next to the other chickens with his own little yard, coop, grass he even flies himself up on a small bale of hay for better look see. He would love to mingle I'm sure but they pick him. He is not short of love or attention. If his quality of life was poor we would have him put down but right now he crows his head off and is very proud. We make sure his food and water is always in reach and every night we take a little time to hold his dish of treats while he eats, he loves the company.

We also have a 40 year old blind pony. We;ve had her for 4 years and what an inspiration. She learned where her fence lined was after just 3 walk arounds. Everything stays in the same place her water bucket, feed bucket, hay. She has a barrell outside her stall for her to use to gauge her doorway and she uses it by touching it with her nose when she feels close then she knows to move to the right and enter. Animals adjust and when you help it soothes our souls. If we just slow down a little and take the time it is wonderfu therapy for us.

I think you should give it a chance.

 

[MuranoFarms]

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[adoptedbyachicken]

Medically speaking I agree with the micro-cephalic theory. There is more involved than just missing eyes here. As a chick develops one of the first and major sensory/nervous structures seen is the eye. Something in the development of the nervous system went very wrong. This is not the same as a bird that has an injury and is blind as a result. Such a bird might adapt as they have already learned life skills like eating and drinking. This chick which needs still to learn those things and not only has no eyes but likely not other nervous tissue as well will only suffer. Without full function of the nervous system the 'pleasures' and 'quality of life' you refer to are not possible.

Thanks to the member that posted of a similar chick already. The path of that chick failing to thrive should be used for guidance, certainly not those that are trying to draw lines to their Grandmother's disabilities. Human disabilities have other options obviously, and have systems in place for 24 hour care and therapy, education, and moving on to independent life with aids such as guide dogs. No matter how well meaning or dedicated a person thinks they are they just can't provide for livestock like that.