Jennifer Cappi Williams
Songster
This was the last Silkie to hatch and he had a hard time. I had to score his egg with a file for him to pip. Pretty sure he would not have come out had I not. Anyway his right leg is much more turned in that the left and he was just sliding around and not walking. He was just born today mid -morning. I read and saw a vid on making chick shoes so I gave it a go. First I tried using tape and thin card board off a dvd outer case...WAY too much for him. Then I found a vid on youtube showing to only use band aides. I used my Minion Band Aides (hence his new name) and it does look like it may just MAY work. I put him with his sibling and OF COURSE they attacked his feet trying to rescue him from the foot monster... so i put him a clear plastic container and put him in it and put him back with his family. He could not get traction with either paper nor the bottom plain. I So I took my duck tape...duck tape fixes EVERYTHING.... and made "rumble strips" across and making a thick high wrinkle in the middle of each strip so he could use that as leverage to move around. It seems to be working.... (wait, let me not jinx that by patting myself on the head yet) He seems to be figuring it out. I won't put food or water in it today (since he was just born hours ago he does NOT need it today) to give him a chance at resting and learning to walk all over again... Anyway, let me start my new adventure : fixing Minion's feet. (not sure why it posted the same pic twice but I don't see a way to delete one....)