help needed

[Elinjay]

My chicks are a few days old and found 1 that cannot straighten its legs and crawls. Another cannot walk and just rolls.
is there anything I can do?
I am scared they get trampled
I am still waiting for the brooder kit to arrive
this is my first time

If I were you, I'd help them straighten up by putting them in a thick sock in a cup so that they're "standing", and wrap a plaster around their feet to make them straight, leave it on for a few days.

 

[mdees88]

If I were you, I'd help them straighten up by putting them in a thick sock in a cup so that they're "standing", and wrap a plaster around their feet to make them straight, leave it on for a few days.

Those chicks are dead. We have a much bigger problem trying to keep the last two alive without a heat source.

 

[chonsey]

I've taken in two crippled chicks from the vet's daughter's kindergarten class. He tried, and no success. I took care of them, had them in a dog pen and would bathe them everyday. One lived quite awhile until a coyote climbed the pen and got it, me and my dog chased her across the farmer's fields, through the wet lands right to her den of pups. Then she was looking to eat me, too.

I learned with a chick that hatched with wry neck, sometimes the hen doesn't eat everything she is supposed to the day she is forming the egg. And how important it is for the chick you are trying to hatch out. I've added 20% sunflower seeds as part of my hens regular diet. Good source of selenium and vitamin E.

So sorry you had to go through this, but my chick was able to sit up and eat. Those two didn't look like they could. I've had a couple with splayed leg, not that severe - used this website, got the bandaid setup and it worked in two days.

 

[nightingale5151]

Got my brooder
chicks are doing fine, eating and drinking
they were a bit unsure at first but now ok
everywhere the first born gors the other follows
how can you tell which is female and which is male?

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Got my brooder
chicks are doing fine, eating and drinking
they were a bit unsure at first but now ok
everywhere the first born gors the other follows
how can you tell which is female and which is male?

That's great! I'm glad you got them set up better and they are doing good!
You'll have to wait a few weeks to be able to determine gender unless they are sex link breeds.

 

[bobbi-j]

Got my brooder
chicks are doing fine, eating and drinking
they were a bit unsure at first but now ok
everywhere the first born gors the other follows
how can you tell which is female and which is male?

Gender is hard to tell for several weeks. I can usually tell mine by 5-6 weeks, based on comb size and personality. To be absolutely positive, I would wait until they’re a few weeks older.

 

[nightingale5151]

That's great! I'm glad you got them set up better and they are doing good!
You'll have to wait a few weeks to be able to determine gender unless they are sex link breeds.

 

[nightingale5151]

Me too. Just glad they have a bit extra room now

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Me too. Just glad they have a bit extra room now

Good deal. Are you putting vitamins in their water?

 

[nightingale5151]

Gender is hard to tell for several weeks. I can usually tell mine by 5-6 weeks, based on comb size and personality. To be absolutely positive, I would wait until they’re a few weeks older.

Comb size?.
What personalities does male and female have?