pics of my Cochin with no neck muscles

[ma hen]

hello my baby cochine was born with no proper neck muscles, he is growing i feel for him/her any help? i have been giving it chick starter and vitamin b. that seems to helping it to get stronger on some days . ijust up loaded some pics but not sure how to post them,

 

[canada-goose]

Copy the IMG code and paste it in your post. Easy!

 

[ma hen]

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here are the pics of my cochin chic i hope they post right

 

[Elite Silkies]

Do you think that you could make something to put around his neck to help him hold it up? Poor thing.

 

[ma hen]

 

[ma hen]

i was wondering that, i thought maybe someone could give me an idea, eats and drinks but i do not know when it gets bigger, the pic does not show how big it really it is.

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

yeah, if you could find something like an ace bandage or vetrap that you could cut it might work.

i had to do it to one of my older pullets when she had a concussion and couldn't support her head for a few days.

with a chick that small you may have to use a chick chair method till its neck is stronger. here's a link i got a few days ago from someone else on here. http://sites.google.com/a/larsencreek.com/chicken-orthopedics/leg-braces

 

[drumstick diva]

Wow, thanks for the link. I never heard of chicken chairs before, etc. Wish someone could gather all these great links into one book for easy use.

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

yeah. i wish i had seen this months ago when i had a couple of chicks hatched with curled toes. now i have that site bookmarked in case of anything else i'll need to fix on my own.

 

[Dar]

I dont want to upset anyone and please forgive me BUT:
maybe it would be better to cull the little thing so that it is not suffering?.... just a suggestion... if it was born with a deformity then it will have a up hill battle that may not be a great life...