need some help

[AV8RChick]

Therry,
I had a chick that sounds exactly like what you are dealing with. I agreed to take the chicks hatched from a classroom. The teacher had a crappy incubator and didn't know what she was doing, only one chick hatched - with her assistance and the poor thing had the same issues you described. I couldn't kill a chick that a bunch of four year olds loved so I did everything I could to help it. Splay leg treatment, vitamins, chick chair etc. I tried to make it a "wheel chair". It died yesterday. If you don't want to kill it and can afford to feed it, nature will take its course. (Rest in peace Peepers).
Thoughts are with you,
Amy

 

[TherryChicken]

Therry,
I had a chick that sounds exactly like what you are dealing with. I agreed to take the chicks hatched from a classroom. The teacher had a crappy incubator and didn't know what she was doing, only one chick hatched - with her assistance and the poor thing had the same issues you described. I couldn't kill a chick that a bunch of four year olds loved so I did everything I could to help it. Splay leg treatment, vitamins, chick chair etc. I tried to make it a "wheel chair". It died yesterday. If you don't want to kill it and can afford to feed it, nature will take its course. (Rest in peace Peepers).
Thoughts are with you,
Amy

im so sorry, rip little one

 

[sol2go]

im so sorry, rip little one

hi TherryChicken,

I followed you from the Cream Legbar post.

I have had bad splayed legs which I felt was a result of a difficult hatch. Ultimately I had the chicks euthanized. In some cases I waited until they were at POL and saw that it was hard on them to drag along the ground. The vet told me that they need their legs to rest and breathe correctly, otherwise they are not resting on the correct part of their body. It is also difficult for them to keep clean, bugs, poo, etc.

The vet was able to help along the way with splints, and there are some very specific readjustments that require experience, but it has to be caught early, and it is not inexpensive.

Like some of the advice, I think a quick chop by an experienced person may be as humane as euthanizing at the vet, (which is where I have to go for my own well-being). Here's a link to a recent article on that topic.
http://mikethechickenvet.wordpress.com/author/chickenvet/

 

[TherryChicken]

Thank you

 

[TherryChicken]

A friend of my mother's is taking the chick to cull it

 

[sol2go]

sorry for the sadness

 

[TherryChicken]

Its ok, needs to be done

 

[winteree]

Its ok, needs to be done

sorry that you couldn't do it your self i personally don't like the idea of someone else culling something i raised but i understand at least the baby won't have to worry about getting picked on later in life. sorry for your loss

 

[TherryChicken]

sorry that you couldn't do it your self i personally don't like the idea of someone else culling something i raised but i understand at least the baby won't have to worry about getting picked on later in life. sorry for your loss

I am keeping the chamber in mind though for the future, but for the future I hope I can correct it. Thank you

 

[winteree]

I am keeping the chamber in mind though for the future, but for the future I hope I can correct it. Thank you

correct it? what happened?