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[Chicken Rustler]

I just have to say that I am happy that nobody has mentioned the freezer method. To me that is just cruel !!! You can use engine starting fluid. It is basically Ether and will just make em go ny ny. My self I just do the pull and twist.

 

[Chickielady]

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I'll play how about silkie

It can't be a Silkie, its skin is not black.

very true!

 

[Chickielady]

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That is called a
"Star Gazer" and it is caused by either genetic inbreeding or some other sort of genetic problem, or inefficient vitamins & minerals in the feed for the parents.
It results in a chick with nuerological problems that sometimes can be outgrown, most often not.
It can also result by a severely draggy hatch, do not know why, I have many draggy hatches and never had a star gazer, but did have 3 hatch out of 1 egg shipment so I am shooting for genetic problems, such as brother to sister inbreeding over & over.

 

[Chickielady]

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Thanks. To all who helped out with ideas, the deed is done. It was almost like the chick only had muscles on the top side of it's neck and not on the underside. It's was was looking up so far that it's head was lying on its back. Poor thing. I also thought I was doing a good thing by having a paper towel in the hatcher to give the chicks good footing but one ended up spraddled. So after I bandaided it's legs, I cut some of that foamy mesh drawer liner stuff to fit in the bottom of the hatcher. Seems like I'm getting a whirlwind course in things that can go wrong!
Thanks everybody for the support!

Sounds like the chick had wry neck. In hatchlings it can be a genetic issue. In older birds it is sometimes a nutritional issue. I had 12 eggs shipped from Maryland. Had a great hatch, 9 out of 12. Six had wry neck. Really really sad. They could not eat or drink and had their heads so far over their back they would flip over. I had to cull them. Not easy. The three without wry neck I gave away to pet homes. Not saying that is what your chick had, Just sounds like it to me.

Wry neck the neck goes around to the side, star gazers only look straight up, and wiggle their heads back & forth on their back, often falling over backwards.

 

[Chickielady]

I think I caught up a bit, need to talk to Haller about the airstream if she is able & not consumed with the family difficulties.
So very sad!!!!
If so, I can waite!
Right now I have to out & try to build a coop...

 

[hallerlake]

WE HAVE CHICK!

Another is still peeping.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

OK so I am gonna toss out another idea for input. What is the feelings about say the large hen on a piece of weathered cedar barn board. My little pea brain is just going overtime with ideas so I can have a good variety. And It will get better after the show when I have more time and (hopefully a little $$ to get some needed supplies. I just continue to amaze me. And DW has come up with a couple of cool ideas!!

 

[hallerlake]

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The airstream?

 

[broodytood]

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Sounds like the chick had wry neck. In hatchlings it can be a genetic issue. In older birds it is sometimes a nutritional issue. I had 12 eggs shipped from Maryland. Had a great hatch, 9 out of 12. Six had wry neck. Really really sad. They could not eat or drink and had their heads so far over their back they would flip over. I had to cull them. Not easy. The three without wry neck I gave away to pet homes. Not saying that is what your chick had, Just sounds like it to me.

Wry neck the neck goes around to the side, star gazers only look straight up, and wiggle their heads back & forth on their back, often falling over backwards.

Definitely a star gazer. Never heard that term before but that is exactly what it was doing.

 

[broodytood]

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Congrats!!! Isn't this fun!