Tis Time for a March 2020 Hatch-a-long!

[Phillyndilly]

I attached links to my previous post. I think we were typing at the same time.

I’m sorry yes thank you so much. I don’t think I have any cups to make a chick chair here at my house do you think it can wait until tomorrow I don’t think I can get anything right now. One of my socks might work but I’m not sure

 

[gmjarvi]

Do you think I should unwrap the feet I was just trying to help a little I saw help for splayed leg somewhere but it was where the chick was almost doing a split so they made it so the legs stayed lined up more. But I feel like it also can stand because of the toes. Could the ones with curled toes stand up? Or was it very severe

This chick could not stand up or walk very well when the toes were curled. To move around it did what I can only describe as an "army crawl" because the toes were stuck curled up. I was about to splint its feet with cardboard and bandaids, but when I went back to the incubator they already started straightening out. So, I let him be. By the next day he was fine. You probably aren't hurting your chick by splinting her feet, as long as they aren't wrapped too tightly. You might want to spend some quality time with the bird to ensure that your treatment is helping, not hurting.

I've found that offering vitamins/electrolytes has given my chicks a very good start, and it looks like @Mylied thinks they may help, too. It might just give the chick enough of an extra boost to really benefit from any treatment/PT you give it.

Edited to remove redundant link, which can be found in an earlier response from Mylied.

 

[Phillyndilly]

I attached links to my previous post. I think we were typing at the same time.

Can the cup be glass do you think this will work?

 

[Phillyndilly]

This chick could not stand up or walk very well when the toes were curled. To move around it did what I can only describe as an "army crawl" because the toes were stuck curled up. I was about to splint its feet with cardboard and bandaids, but when I went back to the incubator they already started straightening out. So, I let him be. By the next day he was fine. You probably aren't hurting your chick by splinting her feet, as long as they aren't wrapped too tightly. You might want to spend some quality time with the bird to ensure that your treatment is helping, not hurting.

I googled how to help splayed legs and found this: https://104homestead.com/fixing-spraddle-leg-drinking-glass/

I've found that offering vitamins/electrolytes has given my chicks a very good start, and it looks like @Mylied thinks they may help, too. It might just give the chick enough of an extra boost to really benefit from any treatment/PT you give it.

Thank you I’m hoping my tractor supply is open tomorrow we have a whole crazy corona virus stuff happening I’m in New York State. I will get vitamins. I do have B vitamins I give my ducks but i don’t know if I can give it to chicks

 

[gmjarvi]

Can the cup be glass do you think this will work?

I'm not Mylied, but I think this glass looks okay for the treatment described under the 104homestead link.

 

[gmjarvi]

Thank you I’m hoping my tractor supply is open tomorrow we have a whole crazy corona virus stuff happening I’m in New York State. I will get vitamins. I do have B vitamins I give my ducks but i don’t know if I can give it to chicks

Mine was open today in Michigan. All of our schools are closed, though. Worst case scenario, you can get it in amazon, too.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

8 little tinies so far today and several more pippers. Curious how many will hatch? None of these were shipped eggs.

The brown ones with the stripes are Deathlayers. The silver/yellowish and black ones are Silkie Bantam/Silver Sebright cross. Will we see any white ones?!

 

[Mylied]

Thank you I’m hoping my tractor supply is open tomorrow we have a whole crazy corona virus stuff happening I’m in New York State. I will get vitamins. I do have B vitamins I give my ducks but i don’t know if I can give it to chicks

For leg problems, the vitamins that help most are selenium and vitamin e. Magnesium helps too. I just crush a human selenium pill, squeeze out the contents of a human vitamin e pill, mix it with a little electrolytes (pedialyte works) or water. Drop a drop or 2 in the beak once a day for a few days. Just sav a chick is easier but if you can't get it, there you go. The glass is fine.

 

[gmjarvi]

8 little tinies so far today and several more pippers. Curious how many will hatch? None of these were shipped eggs.

The brown ones with the stripes are Deathlayers. The silver/yellowish and black ones are Silkie Bantam/Silver Sebright cross. Will we see any white ones?!
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Aw I'm so glad some of the metal heads made it!

 

[FortCluck]

Who's doing the April hatch a long post?

I will have ducklings for that one and chicks. Put the link up if you're going to do the thread.