HELP!!!! Exposed membrane and blood vessels!HATCHING CHICK WITH MISSING BOTTOM SHELL!

[WolfGirlMagic]

Try to get a chick as a friend for Miracle.
This lady gives me THIS...
I want to bleach my soul after looking at it!
This poor silky chick does not look too well
The lady said it has mites and that she just treated it for them.
It is bald
Its breast bone is sticking way out, and it is very lethargic.
It is going to be far far far away from my miracle!!
I currently have it in the garage with a light on it and a heating pad on half of its box.
I also gave the poor thing some emergency electrolytes.
No idea what to do with it!
My grandpa wants to kill it, but no way could I do that.
I want to try and save it, but...

 

[WVduckchick]

Holy smokes!

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

Holy smokes!

Yeah! Right!
I couldn't leave it with the lady cuz she acted like there was nothing wrong with the silky. It definitely would have died staying with her.
Gosh, why do I always have to be the hero :-\

 

[diamondsilkies]

Oh my....so glad you saved the poor chickie, it looks terrible. I think what you're doing with the electrolytes is good. I also give mine the yolk of hard boiled egg for supplements, it has all the right nutrients, so I would suggest that. Other than that, just keeping it warm and well fed is about the best you can do. Check it for mites, too, since she claims that's what it had before.

Glad Miracle is doing well, though! Did the silkie come with another friend, or did you just get the one?

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

Oh my....so glad you saved the poor chickie, it looks terrible. I think what you're doing with the electrolytes is good. I also give mine the yolk of hard boiled egg for supplements, it has all the right nutrients, so I would suggest that. Other than that, just keeping it warm and well fed is about the best you can do. Check it for mites, too, since she claims that's what it had before.

Glad Miracle is doing well, though! Did the silkie come with another friend, or did you just get the one?

Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately?) The lady only gave me one. She said she had older ones, if this one didn't work. But I wanted to run!!!! She had like a hundred chickens and knowing me I would want to help them all.
On retrospect, now I have a lonely duckling and lonely chick that can't be put together for fear of the chick spreading illness to my duckling.
What have I gotten myself into this time...

 

[diamondsilkies]

Aww, I know the feeling. Sometimes it feels like you've just made things worse, but trust me, I think you did the right thing taking the chick in. You most likely saved it's life, and being lonely a little at the beginning is a lot better than what was going to happen for the little guy.

 

[WVduckchick]

The silkie looks rough, but it could also just be at that awkward stage of growth. I have an orp that looks pretty pitiful, but it will eventually be gorgeous. A little TLC will go a long way, I think she will be ok.

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

Thanks, that makes me feel a little better.

 

[pasuit]

Is it a silkie.looks like one but not sure. If it is a silkie, you might want to mix some vitamin e with selinium in it's water. Is it eating or drinking?. Is i

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

Is it a silkie.looks like one but not sure. If it is a silkie, you might want to mix some vitamin e with selinium in it's water. Is it eating or drinking?. Is i

Yes I'm fairly certain it is. 5 toes, black skin, and fluffy feathers.
It is drinking fine, but it looked at the food like it was an alien from Mars. Hasn't touched it.