Unexpected hatching - help!

[Theblackpukeko]

Also, the navel, where the umbilical cord is, doesn't really look like it closed properly in comparison to the other chicks.

See that opening around the red spot? That whole gray-ish area? For the other chicks, this area only has a dot as a navel.

 

[Kiki]

Also, the navel, where the umbilical cord is, doesn't really look like it closed properly in comparison to the other chicks. View attachment 1942433
See that opening around the red spot? That whole gray-ish area? For the other chicks, this area only has a dot as a navel.

This might be infected.



What kind of chicks are these?

 

[Redhead Rae]

For the feet, you can do tape shoes to straighten the toes. Here's a vid on how to do that.

For he umbilical, it doesn't look too bad. The green around it looks like poop in the fluff. I would just put neosprin (antibiotic ointment) on it.

 

[glassdragonfly]

Congratulations on all your babies!

 

[aart]

Also, the navel, where the umbilical cord is, doesn't really look like it closed properly in comparison to the other chicks.

That may still close up...some antibiotic ointment may help stave off infection.

 

[Theblackpukeko]

@Redhead Rae thank you so much.
Look at those feet! He is able to walk now, like every normal chicken. And he loves it!
I still think that he has a kind of mental disability. He has problems with his sense of equilibrium and stumbles a lot. He has started to use his wings to help him balance and thus improved, but he is still falling over every few steps. I hope he gets even better. We named him Dizzy for his disability!

 

[ValerieJ]

Are you giving him any electrolytes or nutridrench?

 

[Theblackpukeko]

Are you giving him any electrolytes or nutridrench?

Nah, I didn't know that was a thing. Can they have the same electrolytes that sheep and cows get? Because we have some of those. And what quantity would you recommend?

 

[Kiki]

Nah, I didn't know that was a thing. Can they have the same electrolytes that sheep and cows get? Because we have some of those. And what quantity would you recommend?

Nutri-Drench

• Kiki
• Aug 27, 2018

Rooster Booster Poultry Cell

• Kiki
• Jan 23, 2019

 

[Kiwibird]

You'll have to go with the large animal electrolytes, I think. I can only see poultry electrolytes in commercial quantities over here.