Update: Blind chick not just blind. Had to make that decision.

[wbruder17]

Thank you so much for all of your input about my little chick that I thought was blind.

I thought it seemed to be getting better, but I think that was just false hope. There was something very wrong with that little chickie, aside from just being blind. Its wings were pretty scewed and it couldn't sit or hold itself up. I tried to feed it with a syringe, but that also didn't work.

After staring at it and crying, I made the decision and my DH went into the basement and put it down.

RIP cute little pathetic chickie. I'm sorry you didn't have much of a life. You would have been happy here with us.

 

[sassy72]

I hate to hear it. Sorry you had to make that decision.

 

[beausonge]

So sorry you had to do that. You have to pat yourself on the back - it is simply amazing that you kept that chick alive as long as you did. Unfortunately, nature throws a few curve balls and there really is nothing you can do. You did the merciful thing.

Vickie
Kelso, WA.

 

[wannabchick]

Well,you did what you felt you had to do..
It will be okay

I know you feel all kinds of emotions..but don't... It will all be okay

I will share a story with you

My 5 year old..and keep in mind first hatch

My 5 year old sat on the couch with a little 4 day old...was loving on him..big bro came from no where and did the let me scare my little brother

Unaware that his little brother had in his hand a new chick..brother scared him so bad...my 5 year old must have squeezed it during the big mean brothers attempt of scaring him

So long story short..chick didn't make it

I came out of the bathroom..yep that fast, just went to use the bathroom and all heck broke out

I screamed and cried and tears falling down my face..as the kids too were crying trying to explain to me what happened and how it happened

I felt so guilty for leaving to go the bathroom

We set rules from that moment on..my youngest may not hold them..till their 2 weeks old and can't help himself to any unless one of us are around..etc

So don't be to sad..you did what you had too for it

I know my story isn't the same..but my husband had to go cull the poor thing..because it wasn't not going to make it and I wanted it out of it's misery

Xoxoxo

 

[tiff812]

Awwww.. So sorry to hear that. You did everything you could to help him, he's lucky he had you to care for him during his short little life. You had to make a hard decision but I'm sure you did what was right. RIP little chickie.

 

[speckledhen]

Your story makes a point some folks have been trying to make in the thread about a chick hatched with no eyes, that it's often not just that one defect, but other underlying ones as well. I'm sorry, but you made the right decision. It's always so hard.

 

[LeBlackbird]

I'm soo sorry

 

[hallerlake]

It's a tough decision, but you didn't really have a lot of choice. You did what you had to.

 

[wbruder17]

Thanks everyone. I do feel better that it is not suffering. We buried it with its little egg that didn't hatch buddy.

Now I can focus on being happy with my other little chickies instead of heartbreaking whenever it cheeped.