Horrible to cull because of this???

[RAWR]

give him a chance. separate him and see how he does

hope he gets better..

 

[barred-rocks-rock]

You Made the right decision

 

[Happy Chooks]

I'm so sorry.

We know in our hearts when it's time to end the suffering. I haven't had to do it with chickens yet, but with my dog and my cat, it was the hardest thing I've ever done.

 

[jjparke]

I say cull. It is hard to do but you will realize afterwards that you did the right thing. If it's getting trampled now it won't get any better for it. It's all part of home hatching.

 

[felidaet]

Sounds like you did the right thing.

 

[Akane]

If his back half seemed swollen are you sure he didn't have an infection? Filling up chicken intestines usually doesn't cause obvious swollen abdomen. Now infected chick navals do cause swelling, panting from fever even when the rest of the chicks are the correct temperature, low energy, etc..... If it was an infection your bator might need some more major cleaning.