Missing toe nails

[JennySkarsten]

I ordered 6 bantams from a feed store, 2 each Mille fleur Duccle, Old English and Silver Laced Seabright. When I picked them up they were limp, unresponsive and barely moving. I hand fed them water mixed into their food. One had splayed legs which I taped with a small bandaid. I lost 3 about a week old. When the 3 that survived got bigger (one of each breed) I noticed that none of them had any toe nails. What would cause this?

 

[Thunder344]

Could you post pictures ? That sounds really weird.

 

[JennySkarsten]

Could you post pictures ? That sounds really weird.

Will get pics later I'm traveling today

 

[Folly's place]

So sorry! It sounds like you did well to have any survive, very sad. What is the feed store doing for you? Not a good story.
There are genetic lines of d'Uccles, at least that can be missing nails. It's a major fault, as I recall. No nails at all is amazing though. What has the hatchery said? Which hatchery?
Mary

 

[JennySkarsten]

I did contact the feed store. They told me I had to teach them to eat and drink. I did try but they were too weak so I spoon fed them. Made sure the temperature was right and just prayed. I never did contact the hatchery because I really didn't think I would get any support after talking to the feed store. Someone had mentioned to me that wasn't that uncommon coming from a hatchery as there incubators temps are too set too high. Something happened at the hatchery I am sure.

 

[Folly's place]

If you made a special order, call the hatchery! Somebody dropped the ball here, maybe the post office, the feed store, or the hatchery. If they never get feedback, nobody can fix anything.
mary