HELP!!!!! Malformed chick. What should I do?????

[CoopedChik]

Never mind u did, should have given them a chance.

 

[tinydancer87]

Alexia, I think you did the right thing by culling. Sometimes you can just tell that they are not going to get any better. I hatched out black copper marans a couple months ago. 3 days after they hatched (this would have been day 24) I finally decided to clean out the incubator, had some in their that didn't hatch. (I do not open up eggs that don't hatch because I just don't wanna see.) I had been hearing peeping, but I had a tote of chicks in the kitchen so didn't think much of it.

One of the eggs seemed stuck to the back wall of the bator, when I yanked it a big chunk of shell came off AND THERE WAS A LITTLE CHICK ALIVE AND PEEPING omg I freaked out. It had evidently pipped and tried to zip on day 21, but rolled to the back and got stuck and couldn't come out. It had pooped in the shell, smelled horrible, I unshelled her and washed her off, her toes were curled up and her body was curved, one wing higher than the other, due to being in the shell so long. I put chick shoes on her and she began eating and drinking, gradually straightened up and is now completely normal! She is almost as big as her siblings, took her a while to get going, she was so tiny at first.

Anywhoo, my point is that you know in your heart if you need to cull. I get my vet to do it, he grew up on a farm. He snaps the neck. And I cried over that chick, but it's joints were crooked and the bones were starting to grow out of the skin. All the chick shoes and slings I tried did not help. I handfed that one for a week before I realized it wasn't getting better. And it was bright-eyed and curious, it was so hard.

 

[LaynaDon95]

Well, I asked HOW. Then I got the "What part of ... do you not understand?" Oooo that got my hackles up.

I sometimes think some (not all) people that can do such acts somehow think themselves as 'tough guys' or something. I've had WAY too many animals to count and have worked in the vet field. It's not easy doing right by an animal. And there are many ways to do it.

I can't even read that thread now. It makes me physically ill.

It seems to me like you know what you're doing. I never questioned you.
I'm going into the vet field this year! I'm excited.

 

[Sphinx]

Never mind u did, should have given them a chance.

I don't want to start an argument here, but this is a very insensitive post. It's been done. You weren't there, and you didn't see if the chick had a good chance at life or not. Frankly, I think the OP made the right decision.

One of the harder lessons I've learned in my life is that death is not the worst possible outcome. A life of pain and suffering especially for an animal that lack the intelligence to understand WHY it's hurting is not the best thing.

Culling a chick is not a decision that's made lightly, and since I've done I can guarantee it wasn't done without a lot of thought and tears.

 

[CoopedChik]

I don't want to start an argument here, but this is a very insensitive post. It's been done. You weren't there, and you didn't see if the chick had a good chance at life or not. Frankly, I think the OP made the right decision.

One of the harder lessons I've learned in my life is that death is not the worst possible outcome. A life of pain and suffering especially for an animal that lack the intelligence to understand WHY it's hurting is not the best thing.

Culling a chick is not a decision that's made lightly, and since I've done I can guarantee it wasn't done without a lot of thought and tears.

I know it's not but if the chick had the heart to hatch then it may have the heart to survive. I had a chick hatched out completely backwards, didn't think she would make it her feet where on her back on wing from her stomach but she lived for several years. So yeah I think the baby should have been giving a chance.

 

[Fly Be Free]

How arrogant to come here and pass judgement on someone!!!

Shame on you!! Honestly. She did what she felt was right and it was killing her to do so. You weren't there. The chick was NOT your responsibility. LET IT GO and quit being so haughty.

I'm too old and too sick and tired of everyone and their RIGHT to express themselves at the expense of others' rights and their feelings. You should delete your posts. Seems to me you care more about animals than people.

 

[Fly Be Free]

Never have I seen someone so determined to give a living being every chance at life. And then, have the strength to do right by them. Your story touched my heart hon.

Alexia, I think you did the right thing by culling. Sometimes you can just tell that they are not going to get any better. I hatched out black copper marans a couple months ago. 3 days after they hatched (this would have been day 24) I finally decided to clean out the incubator, had some in their that didn't hatch. (I do not open up eggs that don't hatch because I just don't wanna see.) I had been hearing peeping, but I had a tote of chicks in the kitchen so didn't think much of it.

One of the eggs seemed stuck to the back wall of the bator, when I yanked it a big chunk of shell came off AND THERE WAS A LITTLE CHICK ALIVE AND PEEPING omg I freaked out. It had evidently pipped and tried to zip on day 21, but rolled to the back and got stuck and couldn't come out. It had pooped in the shell, smelled horrible, I unshelled her and washed her off, her toes were curled up and her body was curved, one wing higher than the other, due to being in the shell so long. I put chick shoes on her and she began eating and drinking, gradually straightened up and is now completely normal! She is almost as big as her siblings, took her a while to get going, she was so tiny at first.

Anywhoo, my point is that you know in your heart if you need to cull. I get my vet to do it, he grew up on a farm. He snaps the neck. And I cried over that chick, but it's joints were crooked and the bones were starting to grow out of the skin. All the chick shoes and slings I tried did not help. I handfed that one for a week before I realized it wasn't getting better. And it was bright-eyed and curious, it was so hard.

 

[CoopedChik]

Got that right I do. It's why I work with birds, could care less for people. But I'm not some animal activist I'm all for killing them in hunting (tanning to rabbit hides now actually). I just believe a fresh innocent life has the right to fight for it until it can fight no more. But was her choice I just disagree with it and it's my opinion and my right to disagree with it. It's the internet and unless SOPA gets passed it's freedom of speech to voice my opinion.

 

[CoopedChik]

How arrogant to come here and pass judgement on someone!!!

Shame on you!! Honestly. She did what she felt was right and it was killing her to do so. You weren't there. The chick was NOT your responsibility. LET IT GO and quit being so haughty.

I'm too old and too sick and tired of everyone and their RIGHT to express themselves at the expense of others' rights and their feelings. You should delete your posts. Seems to me you care more about animals than people.

Got that right I do. It's why I work with birds, could care less for people. But I'm not some animal activist I'm all for killing them in hunting (tanning to rabbit hides now actually). I just believe a fresh innocent life has the right to fight for it until it can fight no more. But was her choice I just disagree with it and it's my opinion and my right to disagree with it. It's the internet and unless SOPA gets passed it's freedom of speech to voice my opinion.

 

[Fly Be Free]

I rest my case.

How pathetic that you feel the need to rub salt in the wound of a woman who is undeserving.

Nothing like exercising those RIGHTS huh? Feel good?? Proud of yourself?? Bet it's lonely on top of that soapbox, seeing's how there's only room for one.

Sheesh!

Oh and your ignorance is evident by the fact that you commented BEFORE reading the whole thread. And instead of having the sack to admit you were out of line you just justified it at the expense of a broken hearted woman.