What is wrong with this chick?!?!

[GwenFarms]

This happened with a guinea that a friend hatched out of an incubator last week. Its fine now and looks the same as the others.

 

[hinkjc]

Short down on a chick is typically caused by too high a temp or too low humidity during incubation. Occasionally, ventilation could be a factor. For too high temp, it could have been in a hot spot in the bator to be affected. For too low humidity, could have been an older egg that had already started losing moisture before incubation even started.

http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/trouble.htm#SD

Jody

 

[tabsmonsters]

Wow, more great replies, thanks!! I am glad that it is something that s/he will outgrow. Thanks for all your responses.
Tabby