The Foreigners Sebrights

[AnneGirlGG]

I did try the first few times, it is fiddly cos they are so small. They come right by day 3 once they have gained a bit of strength.

That's good to know. One of the bantam cochins in my current chicks arrived to me with spraddle leg. Not awful, but noticeable. I honestly thought it might fix itself, but I tried to wrap it and it was so difficult because the baby was so tiny.

However, I noticed while I was wrapping it, while the baby cheeped loudly, not one time did it open its eyes. I guessed there must be something else pretty serious going on, and I left it alone. I figured if it lived, I'd address the legs. It didn't survive the night, and I never once saw it open its eyes. Not even when I tried to syringe feed it water and electrolytes, which it never took. The hatchery said shipping stress was most likely. I wondered if it wasn't a rough hatch compounded by shipping stress, as bad as it looked the whole time it was here.

All that to say, I wondered then about trying to splint those tiny little legs if I ever needed to in the future. It wasn't easy.

 

[Chookwagn]

That's good to know. One of the bantam cochins in my current chicks arrived to me with spraddle leg. Not awful, but noticeable. I honestly thought it might fix itself, but I tried to wrap it and it was so difficult because the baby was so tiny.

However, I noticed while I was wrapping it, while the baby cheeped loudly, not one time did it open its eyes. I guessed there must be something else pretty serious going on, and I left it alone. I figured if it lived, I'd address the legs. It didn't survive the night, and I never once saw it open its eyes. Not even when I tried to syringe feed it water and electrolytes, which it never took. The hatchery said shipping stress was most likely. I wondered if it wasn't a rough hatch compounded by shipping stress, as bad as it looked the whole time it was here.

All that to say, I wondered then about trying to splint those tiny little legs if I ever needed to in the future. It wasn't easy.

Yeah its tricky with tiny chicks... I only have spraddle issues with the sebrights and I'm guessing its a failing with the breed and the small gene pool of the purebred birds here.

Im sorry about your little chick, it sounds like its was probably more than leg issues

 

[AnneGirlGG]

Yeah its tricky with tiny chicks... I only have spraddle issues with the sebrights and I'm guessing its a failing with the breed and the small gene pool of the purebred birds here.

Im sorry about your little chick, it sounds like its was probably more than leg issues

Yeah probably so.

Thanks. I agree. I hated to lose it, but since I knew from basically its arrival that I would, it wasn't a surprise. The other 14 will be 4 weeks old tomorrow, and they're thriving.

 

[Chookwagn]

Yeah probably so.

Thanks. I agree. I hated to lose it, but since I knew from basically its arrival that I would, it wasn't a surprise. The other 14 will be 4 weeks old tomorrow, and they're thriving.

Glad the others are doing well.

are they all bantam cochins ?

 

[AnneGirlGG]

Glad the others are doing well.

are they all bantam cochins ?

They are. I got the straight run hatchery choice assorted bantam cochins. Ideal Poultry had them on sale for $3 a chick. I couldn't resist. Of the 14 that survived, I've got 3 black, 1 white, 2 partridge, and the rest are buffs and reds. Unfortunately, I think only 4, possibly 6 are female. The rest are obvious boys. No biggie though. I'll keep the females and rehome the males. They usually sell pretty quickly around here. And even after paying shipping and what feed I've got in them, I should still make a decent amount of money from the 8 to 10 I sell.

 

[Chookwagn]

They are. I got the straight run hatchery choice assorted bantam cochins. Ideal Poultry had them on sale for $3 a chick. I couldn't resist. Of the 14 that survived, I've got 3 black, 1 white, 2 partridge, and the rest are buffs and reds. Unfortunately, I think only 4, possibly 6 are female. The rest are obvious boys. No biggie though. I'll keep the females and rehome the males. They usually sell pretty quickly around here. And even after paying shipping and what feed I've got in them, I should still make a decent amount of money from the 8 to 10 I sell.

Oof 4 /14 is not great odds

Glad you are able to move on the boys easily

 

[AnneGirlGG]

Oof 4 /14 is not great odds

Glad you are able to move on the boys easily

No, not at all. I expected a good bit of cockerels, but this was a lot. But out of my first 8 straight run birds, I got 1 male. Maybe 2 if my silkie turns out to be male. I guess I was due.