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Thanks for the update
I'm glad to see she is still getting along --- and you are doing such a great job
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Such a sweet cutie pie!!
A few more pictures to share...
I took some comparison photos to show her size next to her hatch-mates, and also a standard size chick.
Here is the little blind chick (on the right) next to her smallest Serama hatch-mate... (the other Seramas that hatched are bigger than these two)
Here is a photo (below) of the non-blind hatch mate Serama with standard size chick- a C. Legbar pullet. All chicks in these photos are 4 weeks old now and hatched at the same time.
It was difficult to get the photos- all were moving quite a bit. But just wanted to show the difference in size. My little one has not really grown much the past week, which is concerning.
Oh, I'm so sorry for the late reply.. just saw it now..I saw the "walking backwards" post and remembered the story of an old turkey who did that. A farmer cured him w sauerkraut.
Can you get some Bubbies juice into the chick? At least try ACV.
Thanks. I am totally understanding now what the serama love is all about... oh my gosh! They are so sweet!They are all so cute
She does have some catching up to do. Hopefully when she gets adjusted she can start eating on her own. I know there are members here that keep blind chickens, so it is doable. You may want to see if they have any tips.
These two threads look like they have very recent activity.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1024494/keeping-a-blind-chicken
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/574213/blind-chicken-what-do-i-do
Thanks again so much for this. ... And I love that picture of your little Happy.. Wow, did he change a lot!
That was Happy at 2 1/2 weeks. The first day he stood on his own! You can see his head is still tilted up. Your little ones are all adorable! What you describe about spinning in circles when startled or excited is Happy to a tee and he still does that today. My brother calls him Sideshow Bob lol. He also whines like none of my other chickens. He wants to be picked up often and spins at my feet and whines until he gets his way. I think he saw too much of my cats as a chick because he really doesn't act like a chicken. I never actually considered that Happy may have a vision disability until reading about your little Serama. But there are so many similarities that perhaps he does. I know he can see...but maybe not normally.
Your little one will catch up with her feathers and growth. Happy was far behind his hatch mates as well. He still isn't as big as his dad but close enough. Keep up your great work. I'm sure you are in a routine by now. When she doesn't need you so much you won't know what to do with yourself!