Disformed baby

[Horselover5815]

My chick hatched Tuesday with a messed up leg and the other leg has curled toes how do I fix these

 

[Horselover5815]

Also he was asleep during this picture

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Treat the chick in the same manner that you would one of your horses if that equine had the same level of physical impediment that your chick is suffering from

 

[Brahma27]

You might be able to straighten out the toes by flattening your chicks foot and rapping something, sort of like a cast around it. If all goes well, then your chicks foot should heal into a
regular position

 

[Horselover5815]

Yes but what about the leg it looks like it lost circulation

 

[Horselover5815]

Hey so update on the chick that nobody cares about. I put him on his heated pad yesterday night at about 8 and he had the heat lamp on him just enough he wasn’t too hot but not to cold and he passed away about 6:30 right as I woke up. He was a healthy chick besides his leg so i don’t understand

 

[WhiteWyan]

Looks exactly like my chick that had a slipped tendon in one leg. 24 hours after hatch his other, good leg became all twisted and lame from over-use. I hand fed him and spooned water into his beak every couple hours for about a week. He died from the infection in his hock from dragging it around and not being able to straighten it due to slipped tendon. It's so so sad and from what I understand it's only fixable if you catch it in the first 12-24 hours. You can make a splint for the leg with the slipped tendon and stretch it into position, keeping the chick suspended in a sling for about a week. I have seen pictures of this being successful but of course it was caught right away.

I understand it has something to do with incubation temperature not being quite right. It's so hard to know though.

This issue usually ends with the chick dying but sometimes people catch it soon enough and also are handy enough to make a cast. This is much easier said than done!!! I can't tell you how many ways I tried to wrap the leg. These hatchlings are so delicate and small and wiggly it's amazing anyone manages to do it.


I'm sorry to hear about your chick... I think it's unfortunately something that comes along with hatching your own chicks. Not everyone is guaranteed to thrive once they pop out of that egg. They still have a ways to go and sadly not all will make it. I hope the rest of your chicks are doing well! Congrats on the rest of your babies.

I wonder, did you use a styrofoam, wafer thermostat style incubator? That's what I used and I feel like these aren't the greatest. I think next time I'm investing in a better, digitally controlled incubator.

Best of luck to you.

 

[Henrybelle]

We all care here I’m sorry your chick didn’t make it. Sometimes we post things at the wrong time and the experienced folk aren’t online or available. I post things multiple times in different forums and sometimes get great feedback or sometimes very minimal. Good luck with future hatching

 

[2 many chickens]

I'm sorry about your chick.
Usually takes about 12 or 18 hours to get a response from anyone !

 

[Horselover5815]

Looks exactly like my chick that had a slipped tendon in one leg. 24 hours after hatch his other, good leg became all twisted and lame from over-use. I hand fed him and spooned water into his beak every couple hours for about a week. He died from the infection in his hock from dragging it around and not being able to straighten it due to slipped tendon. It's so so sad and from what I understand it's only fixable if you catch it in the first 12-24 hours. You can make a splint for the leg with the slipped tendon and stretch it into position, keeping the chick suspended in a sling for about a week. I have seen pictures of this being successful but of course it was caught right away.

I understand it has something to do with incubation temperature not being quite right. It's so hard to know though.

This issue usually ends with the chick dying but sometimes people catch it soon enough and also are handy enough to make a cast. This is much easier said than done!!! I can't tell you how many ways I tried to wrap the leg. These hatchlings are so delicate and small and wiggly it's amazing anyone manages to do it.


I'm sorry to hear about your chick... I think it's unfortunately something that comes along with hatching your own chicks. Not everyone is guaranteed to thrive once they pop out of that egg. They still have a ways to go and sadly not all will make it. I hope the rest of your chicks are doing well! Congrats on the rest of your babies.

I wonder, did you use a styrofoam, wafer thermostat style incubator? That's what I used and I feel like these aren't the greatest. I think next time I'm investing in a better, digitally controlled incubator.

Best of luck to you.

Yes we used one of those incubators and the humidity or something wasn’t right so we think that’s what caused it