I just got 16 day-old chicks in the mail. All are healthy and beautiful, but one, a splash rosecomb, has fused toes on both sides. Here are 2 pictures:
I contacted the hatchery and told them, and hopefully they'll credit my account for this chick since I obviously can't breed from him or show him.
The chick seems to be walking around ok, but his balance is a little weird. Is there anything I can/should do about this? I was thinking that if i were going to separate the toes with a sterile razor blade or something it would be better to do it now than later...or can he live a normal life like this?
help, what should I do???
I contacted the hatchery and told them, and hopefully they'll credit my account for this chick since I obviously can't breed from him or show him.
The chick seems to be walking around ok, but his balance is a little weird. Is there anything I can/should do about this? I was thinking that if i were going to separate the toes with a sterile razor blade or something it would be better to do it now than later...or can he live a normal life like this?
help, what should I do???