Just hatched

[CrazyHatchingLady]

This little one just hatched. It isn't bleeding and is very feisty and I refuse to cull chickens I do everything I can till there is no more to be done but is the anything I can do short of letting him die? Any way to dry this up and take care of him. This was my last one to hatch.... I also have one who is trying to walk but he looks to have a club foot. Him I am going to give some time if I can he had a hard.

 

[Pyxis]

Looks like the yolk is not fully absorbed. Put him in a cup lined with paper towel and leave him in the incubator to finish absorbing it.

The 'club foot' one sounds like curled toes, which is also easily corrected by making it a shoe.

Also, I'm definitely not saying you should cull him, he will probably make a full recovery and be fine, but you should always view culling as an option. A lot of times it is kinder to cull a chick that will not make it rather than leave it to suffer for days and then finally die from a slow, horrible death. Culling can be the kindest thing to do in many situations.

 

[WVduckchick]

Looks like the yolk is not fully absorbed. Put him in a cup lined with paper towel and leave him in the incubator to finish absorbing it.

The 'club foot' one sounds like curled toes, which is also easily corrected by making it a shoe.

Also, I'm definitely not saying you should cull him, he will probably make a full recovery and be fine, but you should always view culling as an option. A lot of times it is kinder to cull a chick that will not make it rather than leave it to suffer for days and then finally die from a slow, horrible death. Culling can be the kindest thing to do in many situations.

x2

 

[CrazyHatchingLady]

Thank you yeah I did research on the one with curled toes and I know have him "booted" till morning to see how they are. The other one with the yolk sack not absorbed I have him in a bowl. I was in a crisis with him earlier because I found he won't sleep except spurts here and there and got it bleeding. Thank God I knew how to get that to stop. Thanks