Deformed chicks I need to cull.

[Mary19]

How is a quick head removal or cervical dislocation less humane than them suffocating?

They don't suffocate. They just fall asleep and die.

 

[Elvis Henley]

I have to cull my chicks I recently hatched, their wings are deformed some worse than others and I can't on sell them obviously. I have spent a few days reaserching and trying to tape the wings to no avail only distressing them and me further.
Whats the most humane way they are a week old now.

It's probably a lack of protein start by feeding them meat in the morning they love tuna even dog food, you need to grow comfrey for vitamin Bs to help with stress be warned though they'll destroy it if they can get to it... You also need to get ahold of carob in bean form and add 3 pods to 2 gallons of water with 1 cap of apple cider vinegar per gallon, brew it for a week in a cool dark place but allow oxygen so it becomes carob vinegar not carob alcohol and after a week their feathers will be looking a lot better... As a bonus they're reproductive health will be much better stopping this from happening again... Sometimes my ducks and chookens get this untreated it becomes angel wing so please for your sake and the chicks get onto it... God helped me fix this when I first encountered it and after him making a way to get ahold of everything I needed,I researched it extensively and he's spot on with it... Cheers Jake

 

[Elvis Henley]

I have to cull my chicks I recently hatched, their wings are deformed some worse than others and I can't on sell them obviously. I have spent a few days reaserching and trying to tape the wings to no avail only distressing them and me further.
Whats the most humane way they are a week old now.

You need to feed them meat in morning, even dog food... You need to grow comfrey for vitamin Bs, and you need to get some carob beans3 pods to 2 gallons, and 1 cap apple cider vinegar per gallon then brew for a week somewhere cool and dry, substitute it for their water in a week after doing all this they'll look much better as a bonus they're reproductive health will be much better stopping this from happening again

 

[NatJ]

You need to...

OP already culled the chicks. It's been almost a week since then.

 

[Bill752]

Oh my! Such a drastic measure just because their wings stick out, you can cut their wing tips off just before you get to the knuckle; I do it on our baby chicks to keep them from flying into the neighbor's yard to be chew toys for their 5 Great Danes. Use a red light for lighting so the others won't peck at them. Your pictures don't indicate Angel wing; we had 1 duckling of 15 that developed an angel wing & how she developed it without any of the others is a mystery to me since they had the same feed & quantity. That won't affect her laying ability & my egg customer that grew up eating duck eggs doesn't care what the hen looks like. I'd raise & eat a chick myself before I ended its life just to discard it

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Oh my! Such a drastic measure just because their wings stick out, you can cut their wing tips off just before you get to the knuckle; I do it on our baby chicks to keep them from flying into the neighbor's yard to be chew toys for their 5 Great Danes. Use a red light for lighting so the others won't peck at them. Your pictures don't indicate Angel wing; we had 1 duckling of 15 that developed an angel wing & how she developed it without any of the others is a mystery to me since they had the same feed & quantity. That won't affect her laying ability & my egg customer that grew up eating duck eggs doesn't care what the hen looks like. I'd raise & eat a chick myself before I ended its life just to discard it

If i was a chicken id rather die then get wing tips cut off that seems barbaric

 

[JustTC]

They are a week old now and it's only getting worse.
Will that work at their age, I hate using a axe and I have to cull 6

Sharper edged solid bucket. Put head over the lip. Push down firmly & quickly with your palm. R.S.P.C.A approved

 

[Eggstatic ChickyDoo]

Making carbon monoxide via baking soda and white vinegar a plastic container within a container.

That formula creates carbon DIoxide, not carbon MONoxide. It's still lethal, but a much more painful way to go.
I realize OP has already culled, but I wanted to point that out in case someone else comes across the thread looking for advice.

 

[reddingchicken]

I copied the whole thing, I hope this isn’t plagarism
thanks @Redhead Rae
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*No chicks were harmed in the writing of this article*

Whether you hatch your own chicks, order them from a hatchery, or buy them from a feed store, sometimes, something just goes wrong.

The chick doesn't thrive and just goes slowly downhill despite efforts to help.
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An injury or genetic malformation compromises a chicks quality of life or mobility



Or the chick just gets sick.

No matter the cause, you decide you need to cull the chick to save it from suffering.

Most experts agree that cervical dislocation (when done effectively) is the best way to cull a chick. The question is how do people who are squeamish about the blood, or nervous about not being able to complete the task quickly and effectively do this. I've found a good way to do this that both helps with my squeamishness and contains the mess.

Your tools are a paper towel, a plastic sandwich bag and a heavy duty pair of kitchen sheers (scissors) or as you see in this picture a sharp pair pruning sheers. You don't want flimsy paper scissors, because the blades will bend and not do the job effectively.

For this article, I'll be using a stuffed Peep bunny as a stand in for a real chick

You take the chick (or Peep), and roll it up snugly in the paper towel, making sure you can feel where the chick's neck is through the paper towel. This calms the chick and makes the next part easier.

You place the chick/paper towel roll half in the sandwich baggy leaving the head and neck out.

Take the scissors and place them over the chick's neck, making sure of your positioning.
View attachment 2962242Take a few deep breaths to steady yourself and swiftly snip through the chicks neck and the paper towel. At this point, the chick's body will start quivering. This is completely normal. It is the nerves in the body going haywire when they are disconnected from the brain.

It will take a few seconds but you will start to see blood on the paper towel. This proves that the sheers did their work.

Once you see the blood, you can push the paper towel/chick all the way into the baggy and seal it to contain any mess. After the bleeding is done, you can throw it away as is, put the chick deep in a compost heap, or give the chick a burial.

NOTE: This method of culling chicks works best on chicks younger than 3 weeks. If the chicks are any older than that, it may be hard to get the scissors through the neck in one smooth motion, causing the chick unnecessary pain.

paper bag over an exhaust pipe. If you have a non catalyst motor, it works instantly.

 

[Sara S]

paper bag over an exhaust pipe. If you have a non catalyst motor, it works instantly.

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