Zeebraore
In the Brooder
- May 27, 2020
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This chick was hatched on Feb 16, 2022. It’s siblings feathers look normal but this little ones looks like fur instead.
I brought this one back into the brooder box because it was chirping alot and I thought maybe it’s feathers weren’t fully feathered out yet, it was inside for 2 days. I noticed it sitting a lot. I brought it out to get some sunshine and playtime and noticed it couldn’t stand. It also has really runny poop. (This was April 21, 2022)
I wasn’t able to go to tractor supply until the next day so I made a water mixture with Gatorade and chicken probiotics. It tries to get to water and food but I’m not sure if it can by itself so I’ve been holding it to them. It seems alert and drinks/eats.
On April 22, 2022, I added Nutridrench to the water. (Only water/nutridrench) I noticed that it’s foot had a blue tint to it.
Today, (April 23, 2022), it seems to be trying to stand up more. Still unable to stand. The foot also looks less blue.
Is this some type of vitamin deficiency? What can I do to speed along the healing process?
Also, why does its feathers look like that? Is it a frizzle? Neither parent is a frizzle, they do both have silkie in them I believe. (Parents are last picture)
My videos wouldn’t upload thru the attachments so I’ve included an imgur link.
