quail chick with curled toes.

[Lilyofsalen]

From what I've read it usually treated by giving the chick vitamins. If the wry neck was caused by being stuck in the shell too long, would this even help?

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

No I think the correct term might be deformed neck in the case of neck damage from hatch. No matter how many vitamins or massages I give my Little crooked neck it will never straighten.

 

[FloorCandy]

This chick just hatched, it’s toes will straighten on their own.

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Same chick:

 

[Nabiki]

Is there any way to help it? Can its crooked neck be reversed like toes? It can stand, walk around, and even eat some.

There isn't a way that I know of. Some crooked neck birds survive, some don't. I had one survive until I culled it at 8 weeks, another one seemed to be doing okay until it just started to fail at about 4 weeks.

 

[Lilyofsalen]

Yay! No more crooked toes. The crooked neck has not gone away though. I think I'm going to keep it. It walks, eats, and drinks albeit not as well as the others. I'll probably cull it at maturity because I find the idea of killing a chick very difficult . . .

I actually have 3 more eggs in the incubator from the same batch, it is now day 20. When should I expect them to hatch? I candled when I took the chicks out and all three look like they have chicks inside.

 

[Nabiki]

Yay! No more crooked toes. The crooked neck has not gone away though. I think I'm going to keep it. It walks, eats, and drinks albeit not as well as the others. I'll probably cull it at maturity because I find the idea of killing a chick very difficult . . .

I actually have 3 more eggs in the incubator from the same batch, it is now day 20. When should I expect them to hatch? I candled when I took the chicks out and all three look like they have chicks inside.

Day 20 is really getting late. If you hold the eggs next to your ear and tap, do you hear anything in reply?

 

[Lilyofsalen]

No, I don't think so. Should I try the float test? How long can they take to hatch?

 

[Nabiki]

No, I don't think so. Should I try the float test? How long can they take to hatch?

Don't do a float test! That's a good way to kill potential chicks. If you're not hearing anything and you don't see any movement when you candle, they're probably dead.

 

[Lilyofsalen]

How long can they take to hatch? I'm not putting any eggs in the incubator anytime soon so I'll just let it run.

 

[Nabiki]

How long can they take to hatch? I'm not putting any eggs in the incubator anytime soon so I'll just let it run.

I'd call the hatch done 24 hours after the last chick hatches. 21 days tops.