Poor little Sugar!

[acmommy1]

So today we happily selected 4 chicks from the bantam bin at our local feed store. The problem is, Sugar, the tiniest chick I have ever seen, can't really walk. :-( Both legs are splayed out, and she tips over. Most of the time, she just sits and shivers with her eyes closed. I have forced her to drink, but I can't get her to have any interest in food. Is there any hope for this little bird?

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKRaisingChicks.html

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

I hope this helps. You only have a few days to correct spraddle leg before they cannot be cured.

Dip its beak in water every hour if possible and make sure it can reach the food.

 

[acmommy1]

This is very helpful! I think she has some curled toes as well, so I'm going to do the best I can to get her to good health. Poor thing can't be more than a day or two old, because she isn't much bigger than a ping pong ball!

 

[acmommy1]

Man, I can't get her to eat at ALL! We tried putting some food in with water in a syringe, and I think she might have gotten a few drops down. This chick is breaking my heart!!!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Man, I can't get her to eat at ALL! We tried putting some food in with water in a syringe, and I think she might have gotten a few drops down. This chick is breaking my heart!!!

I am so sorry. If the little one won't eat then it is only a matter of time.

I hope she eats soon!

 

[ChickenPalz]

The same thing happened to my fist silky chick she could walk,actually she was like a normal chick for two weeks!then one day it just got sick and died all in 8 hours! It was so sadhope yours makes it!

 

[ChickenPalz]

Did your chick pull through?

 

[acmommy1]

:-( No. I fed the little thing watered down food every few hours from a dropper for 36 hours after she choked on a piece of food, but it was pretty clear she had a cleft pallet, because even the slightest drop of water came out her nose as bubbles. We also discovered that her chest was severly swollen, and a chicken friend told me it was a problem with her gullet. We got her Thursday morning, and she held on until Saturday afternoon. I was heartbroken to discover she had passed, and I cried off and on for most of the evening. I never knew I would feel this sad about a baby chick!

 

[ChickenPalz]

So sorry! ya it happens but at least your other chicks are ok right?

 

[acmommy1]

The rest are doing great! We knew there had to be a reason this chick was so tiny, but we were rooting for him/her to pull through all the way to the end. I just love underdogs, er, chicks! Thanks for asking, too. My husband thought I was a bit loopy to be so upset about a bird.