Hatch in chicks
Songster
- Mar 3, 2023
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Chick #1
Breed: Splash Australorp
Hatched: 5/4
Sex (guess): Rooster
Injury Description:
When hatched I did not notice anything out of the ordinary with this beautiful splash colored chick...until I took him out of the incubator. So, I put him with his hatch mates (6 not including him) and that's when I noticed he couldn't walk! He favors his left leg. He stumbles around the brooder, falls over, etc. Most of the time, he is just sitting sort-of lopsided. So, what I did is I lifted him up to examine his legs and put a band-aid around his legs (just below the hock joint) because I figured he had a splayed leg. His right leg will not bend (pretty much at all) and when I tried to bend his leg he chirped with pain. I don't know what to do with him; or for him. Does he have a splayed leg? I don't plan on keeping any of these chicks, in fact I hatched them specifically to sell them. Well then now for the next patient...
Chick #2
Breed: Speckled Sussex
Hatched 5/5
Sex (guess): Rooster
Injury Description:
When this chick was hatching I noticed he was struggling to push the eggshell (when he was zipping). I bought these chicks as hatching eggs, so I don't know anything about the parent flock. So, when I took the chick out of the incubator and put him in the brooder, he stumbled around the brooder (like Chick #1, just worse). Right now Chick #1 and Chick #2 are in a very small separate brooder. Both of them have band-aid (splayed leg treatment as directed in this post https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ddle-leg-treatment.78240/reviews#review-47835)
After watching this video I've concluded that they both have curled toes and Chick #1 has splayed leg (left leg). So watch this video if you have a chick with leg problems!
I know this is more of a article, but if anyone has any more ideas that would sure help me (and the chicks)!!
Breed: Splash Australorp
Hatched: 5/4
Sex (guess): Rooster
Injury Description:
When hatched I did not notice anything out of the ordinary with this beautiful splash colored chick...until I took him out of the incubator. So, I put him with his hatch mates (6 not including him) and that's when I noticed he couldn't walk! He favors his left leg. He stumbles around the brooder, falls over, etc. Most of the time, he is just sitting sort-of lopsided. So, what I did is I lifted him up to examine his legs and put a band-aid around his legs (just below the hock joint) because I figured he had a splayed leg. His right leg will not bend (pretty much at all) and when I tried to bend his leg he chirped with pain. I don't know what to do with him; or for him. Does he have a splayed leg? I don't plan on keeping any of these chicks, in fact I hatched them specifically to sell them. Well then now for the next patient...
Chick #2
Breed: Speckled Sussex
Hatched 5/5
Sex (guess): Rooster
Injury Description:
When this chick was hatching I noticed he was struggling to push the eggshell (when he was zipping). I bought these chicks as hatching eggs, so I don't know anything about the parent flock. So, when I took the chick out of the incubator and put him in the brooder, he stumbled around the brooder (like Chick #1, just worse). Right now Chick #1 and Chick #2 are in a very small separate brooder. Both of them have band-aid (splayed leg treatment as directed in this post https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ddle-leg-treatment.78240/reviews#review-47835)
I know this is more of a article, but if anyone has any more ideas that would sure help me (and the chicks)!!
