I did not do it, I did not do it!! OK, I GIVE I DID.

[PeepsCA]

Aww cute

Good save on taking those eggs for the incubator

 

[southern oaks]

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ty ty... they are hatching like crazy today.. have 5 more zipping... so they should be quite the bunch. I already have someone who wants them so I am good there.. Thank goodness don't have to set up brooder for long.. AND THEN THE BATOR IS HIDDEN TILL SPRING..........

 

[southern oaks]

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YEAH, me too. I was mostly concerned with my hen. We had been having heavy rain. And she was determined to stay. I sure didn't want to do anymore this year. But when they were that close... I could never have had the heart to destroy them.. We are going to be in the 30's tomorrow. So with them hatching today, there would have been no hope for them....

 

[PeepsCA]

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That's great you have them sold already, that definitely helps especially with the weather getting yucky already.
I sterilized my last hatcher and all my thermometers/hygrometers and all of my other incubating/hatching supplies, so everything is boxed up tight with a BIG piece of tape on them and put away in a closet to keep me out of them, lol.

 

[southern oaks]

Hey Peeps. What do you think happened to this little bit... was hatched yesterday and still stuggles to stand. its eating, drinking and socializing with the others..

 

[perchie.girl]

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Splayed leggs? if so you need to tape his little feet together at the propper spacing before it stays that way. that rubbermaid shelf liner is great stuff for baby keets or a folded washable towel.

 

[PeepsCA]

Kind of looks like his femur is rotated, but could just be a bad case of splayed legs. (A rotated femur is usually a genetic defect, and typically can't be corrected without surgery and gets increasingly painful for the keet as it grows and gains weight, so I usually end up putting those keets down after 4 days with no improvement with a brace on the legs, ugh tho). Try bracing him up with a strip of vetwrap or stretchy self sticking bandage, or even a regular fabric bandaid cut in half lengthwise will work in a pinch. I have had pretty decent luck using a thin 1/4" strip of vetwrap tho (the length of the width of a normal sized roll), it only sticks to itself, good stuff. Here's a description of how I applied the vetwrap brace, and a pic...

I start with wrapping it around one leg one full wrap, then I do the same with the other leg making sure the legs are the normal distance apart (look at a normal keet for a comparison). Also make sure the ends of the wrap meet in the middle, then twist it between your fingertips and press it together pretty good to get it to adhere to itself. (Sometimes I'll put a thin strip of black electrical tape in the middle between the legs where I have twisted the ends together to help keep the ends from untwisting and coming loose, tends to keep the brace on longer). The vetwrap should be snug but not super tight around the legs. It loosens up over the next day or so and may come off on it's own, but the keet is usually walking fine by then anyway. Just keep an eye on the brace, replace it if needed. Usually within 2-3 days of having the brace on constantly, my keets have been fine.

It takes them a little while to get used to it, so you may need to pick him up and put him on his feet a few times until he can figure out how to deal with the brace. I don't think separating him from the others does much good, you want the others to stimulate it to get up and walk plus he will be stressed if separated... I'd just keep an eye on it and correct it/put it on it's feet if needed.

Bedding that provides good traction definitely is a MUST, if you can use old towels (make sure there are no loose strings, the keets will obsess about them and eat them), or if you can use rubberized shelf liner he may do better as far as getting traction and correcting/healing the leg problem.

This is not the best pic of the brace, but maybe you get the general idea...

ETA... The sooner you brace him up the more/better of a chance he has of healing. The more he uses the injured joint, the more damage is done.

 

[southern oaks]

Thanks to you both. Great example of pic.. I usually always use the rubber shelf liner. But when I moved them to the box this morning my little guy wasn't up yet so I didnt want to go out to the garage. they are now back on rubber liner. He/she was like this when hatched. So i didn't know if it was a genetic thing since none of the 100 ( now) I have hatched this year have shown this. I did have some medical self stick tape and I attached as you advised. I guess in a few days i will see if there is a cull coming,( which will break my heart) but can't let it suffer..... thanks gals....

 

[perchie.girl]

Vet Wrap..... Slapping my forehead.... GREAT stuff. Easy to remove if it doesnt come off on its own. Stretchy enough to allow bloood circulation yet give support.

You can get it at a feed store and a whole roll will cost maybe two bucks.

 

[PeepsCA]

perchie.girl :

Vet Wrap..... Slapping my forehead.... GREAT stuff. Easy to remove if it doesnt come off on its own. Stretchy enough to allow bloood circulation yet give support.

You can get it at a feed store and a whole roll will cost maybe two bucks.

Yah with all my animals, I buy it by the case, lol... and pretty much have a roll of it with me everywhere I go (in the barn, in my truck, in my saddle bags, in my purse, in the bathroom, etc, lol). You never know when you have to wrap up a booboo... works good on humans too!​