OMG, No, oh no. I need help, ASAP! pics

[deerman]

cull asap, get it out of the pain, no hope for it.

 

[CMV]

Agree with most everyone else. That is a catastrophic defect that the chick has no chance of surviving. Cull it ASAP.

 

[secuono]

2 hatched, then died. I have little hope any will make it now.
I just hope I have my receipt for the incubator and turner....

If it's still alive tomorrow, I will get Starting fluid after work and cull it. Will save it for any others if it already passes.


It passed away.

 

[jrsqlc]

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[Katy]

Starter fluid is very humane. It's ether and they just go to sleep and don't wake up. Much more humane than burying it alive or tossing it out like garbage.

 

[Rozzie]

Cull. Immediately. It has no chance of a healthy life or one with ANY decent quality at all.

I rarely say to cull at hatch. This one needs to be dealt with immediately, though.

Even if it did somehow live, it would be very susceptible to horrific brain injuries. One bump on the head or one peck at the head and, well, I won't get graphic.

 

[Rozzie]

To the Original Poster -- I'm sorry about your little chick. These types of things are always difficult. I'm sorry you had to experience this. Thank you for taking the pictures, though. It might be helpful to other posters who could end up experiencing something similar. I

 

[chickerdoodle]

My sincere sympathies.

It was in the chicks best interest as Mother Nature didn't allow him/her a fighting chance. Nature is amazing but still things go wrong when everything is right--we really have little or no control.

 

[TennesseeTruly]

I have a duckling that was hatched exactly like that. My husband refused to cull it. The duckling, now a duck is still alive. He does have neurological problems though. We had to keep him isolated for several weeks and we used tegaderm to cover the top of his head.

Laurie

 

[ranchhand]

Secuono, I'm sorry the chick hatched with such a serious issue, but in a way I'm glad it died, sparing you the awful job of culling it.

And yes, this is a learning experience for all of us. I hope I never have to cull a chick, but every time I read about it I steel myself a bit more.

As far as the debate going on above, I recommend, at the very least, reading the last several posts on the last page before posting. I have never found a 3 page thread too long to read before I post. If I am too busy to read 3 pages, then I am too busy to be posting at all.