Re: Always end up with one chick.....

[ChickNLittle]

Almost everytime I hatch eggs, unless they are my leghorns x barred rocks, I always end up with a splayed leg chick. Some I've had to cull. This one is a silkie and I dont' want to cull it unless I have too. Its getting around eating and I tried the band-aid dealy Unless I'm doing it wrong, but the band aid just comes off. What am I doing wrong? She looks healthy except for those darn splayed out legs. ????

 

[gumpsgirl]

Here's a link the Feathersite's raising poultry page. They have a small section listed in the middle of the page about spraddle leg and how to treat it. They use pipe cleaners or yarn and have a picture of a chick being treated. I hope this helps.

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

 

[Poison Ivy]

Use a little bit bigger bandaid so you have more of the sticky part to wrap around the legs. Plus you can wrap the legs then sit the chick in a drinking glass for a day or two only taking it out to eat & drink a couple times a day. I've used the glass trick and it does help.

 

[ChickNLittle]

Alright, I got a pipe cleaner on him or her? She is just standing there and when she tries to move, she sorta falls on her face. I didn't put it very tight. Do I need to make sure she can get to the water? I don't want to put her right on top of it, for fear she might fall into it. Its a small shallow bowl, but you know what they say; two drops does it all. How long do I need to leave it on her?

 

[ChickNLittle]

Hey Poison

How about a tiny box instead of a drinking glass? She is a silky and I had a white leghorn hatch and the silkies are pecking the hair of her, or at least they were. She does have a few bald spots. They are only within a day of each other.?