Hi, I realize the chances are this chick might not make it, but I keep wondering if it is just a leg problem or a temporary wing thing. Anyways, pics below. This chick is a week old, arrived looking fine and the others are looking fine. I separated it from the others yesterday bc it isn't accessing food and water and was getting trampled.
It is constantly holding the left wing, but to a certain extent both, out. Yesterday I fed it lots of electrolyte/sugar water and it was standing up nicely at times. But then it would plop back down. It isn't standing up today. This am it ate food I spilled near it, but it isn't moving over and drinking, I have to dip its beak. Both legs can extend, and toes on both feet can relax or clench at times. If I pick up its body into a stand, it moves its wing in a bit, but not into a real tight position as it should be. I checked this because I'm wondering if it's more of a splayed leg issue and the wing is out to keep balance. I gently extended and bent that left wing and felt up it, and I do not feel anything OBVIOUSLY broken to me, but I also wonder if I should sling it to the bird's body bc it might be broken, but again, the bird does flex it sometimes.
Part of me is thinking this chick can't make it to water, this chick should be allowed to die. But if I will dip the beak for another day and if someone has any ideas on what might be going on, let me know. ty
It is constantly holding the left wing, but to a certain extent both, out. Yesterday I fed it lots of electrolyte/sugar water and it was standing up nicely at times. But then it would plop back down. It isn't standing up today. This am it ate food I spilled near it, but it isn't moving over and drinking, I have to dip its beak. Both legs can extend, and toes on both feet can relax or clench at times. If I pick up its body into a stand, it moves its wing in a bit, but not into a real tight position as it should be. I checked this because I'm wondering if it's more of a splayed leg issue and the wing is out to keep balance. I gently extended and bent that left wing and felt up it, and I do not feel anything OBVIOUSLY broken to me, but I also wonder if I should sling it to the bird's body bc it might be broken, but again, the bird does flex it sometimes.
Part of me is thinking this chick can't make it to water, this chick should be allowed to die. But if I will dip the beak for another day and if someone has any ideas on what might be going on, let me know. ty