HONESTLY How common are deformities and problems?**PICS ADDED**

[shmooborp]

i had a chick that hached with a sideways eye too! but it was hatcched by a broody, and now is named murleen..LOL its my chickens baby.. but its not really a babie anymore. i wonder if they see everything sideways?

 

[denasfarm]

I dont have any Gory pics but heres some of my "special needs" birds. I think I am going to make them a separate coop to make SURE none of the eggs are hatched!

This is one of the crippled RIR from Ideal. The one behind it wouldnt cooperate with me and the camera. Its similar but not as exagerated of a problem. I'll try to get it when my daughter gets home and can hold it for me.

 

[denasfarm]

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Can you post a pic of yours? I would love to see what mine may look like!
MIne sees fine, started eating and drinking first! Maybe it can see better??
Its just funny to watch it blink. Needs an alien name! Any ideas?

 

[Chicken_Lover4567]

E.T!

I think some deformities that come from hatcherys are how rough the babies are handled. Have you ever seen Dirty jobs? The one about chicken hatcherys and sexing? I never really had a deformed chicken. Do your alien chickens seem as if they are in pain?

 

[denasfarm]

Nope mine seems normal...just looks odd!

 

[A Carolina Chick]

When the side way eyed chicken blinks is it a normal blink or a sideways blink?

 

[monarc23]

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yep full term day 18 (coturnix quail) it is interesting btu abummer too lol!

I want the alien chick!

 

[denasfarm]

At an angle, one side more sideways than the other on mine.

 

[denasfarm]

My 15yo daughter wouldnt let any of our 'needy' birds go. She is the Chicken Whisperer! We even have a crippled Rat!(Thanks PetSmart! for the freebie!)

 

[denasfarm]

This is Sammi, He was hatched in a Chick a Bator and looked Normal until he was older and it just gradually became worse. We tried bandages and tape but it deformed inspite of our efforts.