Hoader_of_Hens
In the Brooder
Hi all!
Approximately 1 week ago I picked up 8 baby chicks from a local breeder. The chicks seemed to be thriving but after a few days I noticed that one of the chick's foot was smaller than the other. I decided to keep a close eye and monitor the situation. The chick seemed to be eating, drinking, and fluttering around without any challenges.
I am pretty diligent about spending time with my chicks, however, I came down with the flu and decided it would be best not to handle them. After two days, I went in to check on the chicks and noticed that the one that had a small foot was dragging it's back leg. I picked up the chick and to my horror, it's entire foot was black and shriveled up.
I am not sure if something happened to the chick while it was developing. There were zero signs of injury/infection that could have led to this happening.
Despite the deformity, the chick seemed to be doing well and was interacting well with the other. However, today I heard loud chirping from the brooder and when I went in to investigate, I found that the chicks had peck the dead foot nearly off!
I applied Neosporin and wrapped the foot in Coban. I'm not sure if there is much else I can do for this little guy (named the chick Uno) but any suggestions would be great! I'm hoping Uno pulls through and thrives.
Approximately 1 week ago I picked up 8 baby chicks from a local breeder. The chicks seemed to be thriving but after a few days I noticed that one of the chick's foot was smaller than the other. I decided to keep a close eye and monitor the situation. The chick seemed to be eating, drinking, and fluttering around without any challenges.
I am pretty diligent about spending time with my chicks, however, I came down with the flu and decided it would be best not to handle them. After two days, I went in to check on the chicks and noticed that the one that had a small foot was dragging it's back leg. I picked up the chick and to my horror, it's entire foot was black and shriveled up.
I am not sure if something happened to the chick while it was developing. There were zero signs of injury/infection that could have led to this happening.
Despite the deformity, the chick seemed to be doing well and was interacting well with the other. However, today I heard loud chirping from the brooder and when I went in to investigate, I found that the chicks had peck the dead foot nearly off!
I applied Neosporin and wrapped the foot in Coban. I'm not sure if there is much else I can do for this little guy (named the chick Uno) but any suggestions would be great! I'm hoping Uno pulls through and thrives.