Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[Muggsmagee]

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You did it!!!

Are you going to put it in your signature line, so it shows up in all of your posts??

 

[Muggsmagee]

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I'm so sorry for your loss.

 

[Muggsmagee]

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I'm routing for your babies! Have you tried the pipe cleaner method on your spraddle leg chick?

 

[IdealisticRoo]

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I'm routing for your babies! Have you tried the pipe cleaner method on your spraddle leg chick?

There is a bandaid holding his guts up right now and some of the yolk has solidified into a chunk. This is holding the chick's legs apart. I don't know what to do. If I put its legs together it will pull the top of the leg out. I do not know what to do with this little one, it's will to live is so strong! When I try to replace the bandaid, it squirms so much I am afraid it will hurt itself. It does not seem to be in pain, or I would have dispatched it already

What will happen if I DON'T fix the spraddle leg? Has anybody had an adult spraddle?

I put them into an aquarium this morning and they are both drinking sugar water with vitamins in it! I have not seen little bandaided one eating yet, but the other one has.

 

[Muggsmagee]

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I'm routing for your babies! Have you tried the pipe cleaner method on your spraddle leg chick?

There is a bandaid holding his guts up right now and some of the yolk has solidified into a chunk. This is holding the chick's legs apart. I don't know what to do. If I put its legs together it will pull the top of the leg out. I do not know what to do with this little one, it's will to live is so strong! When I try to replace the bandaid, it squirms so much I am afraid it will hurt itself. It does not seem to be in pain, or I would have dispatched it already

What will happen if I DON'T fix the spraddle leg? Has anybody had an adult spraddle?

I put them into an aquarium this morning and they are both drinking sugar water with vitamins in it! I have not seen little bandaided one eating yet, but the other one has.

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Keep doing what you are doing! The spraddle isn't as bad as I've seen before. He/she is at least STANDING! This is good!

 

[IdealisticRoo]

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Tears of relief! THANK YOU! I did not realize how bad I needed to hear that I was doing the right thing until I read your response!

I am open to suggestions from ANYONE! I am doing the best I can, but I will dispatch this one the moment I think it is in pain.

 

[featherz]

I bet it will fix up with no problems. I had several spraddle leg guineas when I hatched out keets last year and they all were better within a few days! I used vet tape to hobble them and if a guinea can do it, a chick can do it. Keets are so hyper that they would almost roll with the tape on their legs!!

My chicks are doing great.. I already have a lady who will take some of them and some of the next hatch if needed, but I wish I could feather sex them so I could keep a few girls!

Oh, and I had several 'yolk out' chicks in the past as well. All did well. I now have a 'recovery room' incubator that's a hovabator with a soft foam floor - any chick I help out or that comes out with something like that goes in there so it's less likely to hurt itself.

Is it just the yolk or are there actual intestines that are out? I'd have less hope if there are intestines, but the yolk will probably fix itself.

 

[IdealisticRoo]

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It just seems to be yolk, but when I look under the bandaid, I can see guts.

HOW can I get the skin to close up there? I need to take the bandaid off at some point.

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Glad your NY hatch is doing well. I'm a nervous wreck for the first few weeks. You need a few breeds that are obvious...like Salmon Favs and Wheaten Ameraucanas are great because the males feather in darker...so about the 10-14 day mark, they are obvious. However, isn't it easier to sell them unsexed? Wellies you can tell from day one. The females have a more prominant arrow on their heads. We'll have to hook you up with some of those!

 

[featherz]

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Glad your NY hatch is doing well. I'm a nervous wreck for the first few weeks. You need a few breeds that are obvious...like Salmon Favs and Wheaten Ameraucanas are great because the males feather in darker...so about the 10-14 day mark, they are obvious. However, isn't it easier to sell them unsexed? Wellies you can tell from day one. The females have a more prominant arrow on their heads. We'll have to hook you up with some of those!

Yes, I could sell them today unsexed but I am tired of selling off my entire hatch. I want to keep a few

. This lady who usually buys from me doesn't seem to care much but I doubt she'd take a whole bin of roos, durn it.