Should I cull or give it a chance?

[featherhead007]

Maybe change the name? ("Winkie" maybe)

 

[ariri30]

My pullet hatched a baby with deformity and I just let nature take it. It died a few days later. It was so sad because he was very active and wanted to live

 

[Enten4life]

This melts my heart. My wife and I bought a deformed Sun Conure years ago, with a bad scissor beak and facial deformities..... and probably other problems. Unfortunately he didn't make it (we named him Harvey Dent). I'm so happy this one made it!!!!

 

[PattyE39]

Believe it or not, the rye to me isn't even the biggest worry. Plenty if birds do great after they lose am eye and this one will never have to adjust to sudden darkness on one side. It's the scissor beak. To be the advanced so young, it is possible it will get pretty bad

Thank you, that is what I was most worried about.

 

[PattyE39]

You can keep it inside your home for a while. You will have to feed it through an eye dropper for a while, but to me it looks like the little thing is perfect one the other side. I have seen deformities before, but they were just missing the tip of one toe. My Silver Duckwing hen, Blindie came to us from the hatchery with a bad eye, but I think that was pecked out while being in transit. I had a rooster that messed up his legs, a hen that had egg problems and another rooster that got his head pecked when he was born. All three I kept inside my house. two of them died, but it was a couple of years. The other rooster, Took, is still in the chicken house doing good and he had his head pecked where you could see his brain. I grabbed him up at not even an hour old. He was still wet. These three wasn't born with a deformity, but what I am trying to say is that chickens are strong. I would give this little one that you have at least a couple of weeks in your house to see if it even wants to live. I would, but I am a crazy chicken lady. Sorry for your little one. I really hope it lives.

Thank you, I really appreciate it.

 

[MGG]

Aw, poor baby.
I would leave it with mama and just see what happens. @Clap p 1 had a dorking chick that was just like that, it was a brooder baby though. You might want to read their thread about sweet little Seven. I wish you luck in whatever decision you make. If you decide to cull there's nothing wrong with that, but you could definitely give her a chance. Mama will probably cull on her own if she thinks it's bad enough.

 

[MGG]

I really would not leave it with mama. She too will peck it. If there is blood or a sore of any type, chickens will peck it. Once they taste blood, that little chicken will not survive. Chickens are meat eaters too. I had a mama peck her little baby's foot just because it had a black spot on it. Eventually, he lost that toe. That is why we named him Tripod.

There isn't any blood right now though.
I know all about that, chickens are drawn to weaknesses because they want to eliminate any weak birds from their flock. I agree, it probably will not make it. Culling is probably the best choice. It's a very hard one to make. I just like to give my birds a chance until it's obvious they are in pain or having a bad quality of life. My broody raised a chick that had it's whole rear pecked open by one of my hens. (the meanest hen ever, she is now gone) It was very bloody, but otherwise healthy. My hen and her other babies didn't mind one bit. She grew up just fine, though, rumpless.
I'm sure OP has a gut instinct on what to do. Whatever that is is what should be done. It's hard to give good advice over the internet sometimes, since it's impossible to see the bird in person.

 

[PattyE39]

Aw, poor baby.
I would leave it with mama and just see what happens. @Clap p 1 had a dorking chick that was just like that, it was a brooder baby though. You might want to read their thread about sweet little Seven. I wish you luck in whatever decision you make. If you decide to cull there's nothing wrong with that, but you could definitely give her a chance. Mama will probably cull on her own if she thinks it's bad enough.

Thank you.

 

[PattyE39]

Try the wet feed first, please. If it grows to much, use a dremel with a sanding wheel to trim the beak. My rooster Took has to have that done because he has an overbite

I will try the wet feed first. Thank you.

 

[Alina28]

Ok, last night this one hatches. Mom has three others but this was one of the two foster eggs.( the other chick is perfect) there is no left side of her head: no eye/socket, bone structure, nothing but skin and fluff and a severely crossed beak. I don't know if she has sight in her eye. She can't stand up well and moves clumsily. I'm thinking I need to cull this little one, but wanted to make sure she doesn't have a chance at a happy life. Thanks in advance!View attachment 2355577View attachment 2355574View attachment 2355575View attachment 2355576View attachment 2355577View attachment 2355574View attachment 2355575View attachment 2355576View attachment 2355577

Try giving it a chance. I saw a similar case in a youtube video , might help. Although yours is a little too severe.