Hello,
I received some day old hatchlings through the post yesterday and one little chick stands a bit odd. Sometimes I see her stand straight up like a duck and her legs look a bit wide. She pecks at herself on the rear, like at the back of where her hocks attach to the rest of her. When she does this she often falls on her back and sometimes she can't right herself.
Any idea if this is something I should intervene in? They already have some Vital Pack from the hatchery mixed in the water. She does eat and drink and generally follows all the other chicks around the brooder.
Here are two links to videos of her walking around.
Thank you!
Btw I originally posted this in another sub-forum, but I figured I would get more info here.
I received some day old hatchlings through the post yesterday and one little chick stands a bit odd. Sometimes I see her stand straight up like a duck and her legs look a bit wide. She pecks at herself on the rear, like at the back of where her hocks attach to the rest of her. When she does this she often falls on her back and sometimes she can't right herself.
Any idea if this is something I should intervene in? They already have some Vital Pack from the hatchery mixed in the water. She does eat and drink and generally follows all the other chicks around the brooder.
Here are two links to videos of her walking around.
Btw I originally posted this in another sub-forum, but I figured I would get more info here.
