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

[CluckNDoodle]

I don't think my blue marans is going to make it. It seems so squishy and weak and lethargic.

Oh no! Not your little one too. I'm so sorry! Have your tried some vitamins?

 

[livhatcher]

All of my eggs, except 1, have hatched. Lost one little CCL that was going down hard this morning, rallied, then passed later. Have one with straddle leg, but have put hobbles on it.

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

This baby just hatched. Do his feet look normal?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Marans and Silkies are on lockdown! I finished the weighing vs air cell growth images for bantam eggs but I'm not actually sure how helpful it will be. I'm going to make an article once I do the same with some standard sized eggs, as well as digital images. I'm hoping with multiple examples that all stayed within desirable weight and air cell size range that maybe this will help a lot of people to see what is acceptable when going by air cell size for their hatches and feel more comfortable when comparing the digital images to real images. A work in progress that is half way there at least!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

View attachment 2057083 This baby just hatched. Do his feet look normal?

How long ago did it hatch?

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

How long ago did it hatch?

Now about 4 hours and it’s still the same.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

View attachment 2057083 This baby just hatched. Do his feet look normal?

If it has been some time since the chick hatched at the toes aren't righting themselves then it could be from a vitamin deficiency in the breeding flock causing curled toe paralysis (it's not as scary as it sounds! Promise!). Specifically vitamin B2 riboflavin, a multivitamin with B2 is important to supplement with this little one and it's hatch mates because it only shows in about 10% of the chicks that come from a deficient flock. You can also make little shoes for it by spreading the toes out properly and taping them in place. I think bandaids are best for the shoes but some and used vet wrap or even medical tape with little pieces of cardstock.

 

[julskinka]

Oh no! Not your little one too. I'm so sorry! Have your tried some vitamins?

I made it drink some water with nutridrench.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Now about 4 hours and it’s still the same.

This thread has some good images with bandaid shoes.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...played-spraddled-legs-and-curled-toes.778529/
About half way down on this link you can see an option with vet wrap but it looks much more difficult to me.

https://the-chicken-chick.com/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it/

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

If it has been some time since the chick hatched at the toes aren't righting themselves then it could be from a vitamin deficiency in the breeding flock causing curled toe paralysis (it's not as scary as it sounds! Promise!). Specifically vitamin B2 riboflavin, a multivitamin with B2 is important to supplement with this little one and it's hatch mates because it only shows in about 10% of the chicks that come from a deficient flock. You can also make little shoes for it by spreading the toes out properly and taping them in place. I think bandaids are best for the shoes but some and used vet wrap or even medical tape with little pieces of cardstock.

Ok I will give him some vitamins. So after I treat him, will he be normal? Or will he always be deformed?