I posted an earlier thread about this in another forum but figured I may get more help here. This is my 3 week old Sapphire Gem pullet (supposedly) I got from a feed store when she was a week old. I purchased her after she was given away for free due to an inability to walk making her unsellable, and bought a healthy chick to keep her company. Her toes were curled and she didn’t stand, period. She could barely scoot and needed to be hand fed and watered, but since she had already survived her first week of life I figured she had a fighting spirit. After a couple days supplementing probiotics and electrolytes/vitamin water, she regained her ability to walk almost completely normal with an occasional wobble. I want to emphasize how huge of an improvement this was, as I expected her to die within a few days of bringing her home the way things were originally going.
Now, she’s a lot older but doesn’t appear to be at all. She’s had wing tip feathers since I got her at a week old, which is on track development. But now at 3 weeks those feathers have just filled out a little more while her sibling’s wings are nearly fully feathered. She is still light weight and looks like a 1 to 1.5 week old hen. Is she FTT? If so, is there hope for her to live normally? She is eating and drinking fine and seems a lot stronger than ever before, just small.
The hen in question (3 weeks):
Sibling of the same age:
It’s somewhat apparent from these pics, but the second hen seems very filled out, strong, and healthy. The runt chick feels fragile still as if she’s only a few days old.
Now, she’s a lot older but doesn’t appear to be at all. She’s had wing tip feathers since I got her at a week old, which is on track development. But now at 3 weeks those feathers have just filled out a little more while her sibling’s wings are nearly fully feathered. She is still light weight and looks like a 1 to 1.5 week old hen. Is she FTT? If so, is there hope for her to live normally? She is eating and drinking fine and seems a lot stronger than ever before, just small.
The hen in question (3 weeks):
Sibling of the same age:
It’s somewhat apparent from these pics, but the second hen seems very filled out, strong, and healthy. The runt chick feels fragile still as if she’s only a few days old.
