Hello,
I hatched a Narragansett turkey poult yesterday. He was 3 days late hatching and he couldn't get out of his shell, as he zipped around but it was kinda shredded so he couldnt push out so i barely tugged the shell to help with the outer membrane and he finished the rest.
While in the incubator, he was shaking his head uncontrollably and kept getting stuck on his back. He also looked like he was gasping so I took him out to finish drying in the brooder.
Once dried I noticed his legs were pushed to the side and he couldn't straighten his legs to stand.
He just lays there because if he gets up, he falls to his back and cannot self right himself.
He will also shake his head periodically like something is wrong. His head appears alittle off center and the left side seems alittle swollen as well.
I currently have him in braces to try to correct the spraddle leg so maybe he will be able to start using his legs correctly.
Any advice or similar experiences would be great appreciated.
I hatched a Narragansett turkey poult yesterday. He was 3 days late hatching and he couldn't get out of his shell, as he zipped around but it was kinda shredded so he couldnt push out so i barely tugged the shell to help with the outer membrane and he finished the rest.
While in the incubator, he was shaking his head uncontrollably and kept getting stuck on his back. He also looked like he was gasping so I took him out to finish drying in the brooder.
Once dried I noticed his legs were pushed to the side and he couldn't straighten his legs to stand.
He just lays there because if he gets up, he falls to his back and cannot self right himself.
He will also shake his head periodically like something is wrong. His head appears alittle off center and the left side seems alittle swollen as well.
I currently have him in braces to try to correct the spraddle leg so maybe he will be able to start using his legs correctly.
Any advice or similar experiences would be great appreciated.
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