Waffle the Chicken
In the Brooder
- Mar 24, 2024
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We got a 2 day old chick that cannot stand at all. The weight seems normal. It also seems to have hatched without it's tail bones? The chick keeps kicking its feet forward and touching its head and refuses to try to put pressure on their legs. It been doing this from day one, it hatched while we were asleep. Some time between 12-2am. Its two other siblings are doing fine, walking, eating, drinking. Not sure where or how it could have injured itself. It might have happened when developing in the egg? The humidity levels were fluctuating throughout incubation, and a few days before hatching our power when off. I covered the incubator in towels to keep them as warm as possible, and when we got some power going the incubator was at 27C. We've finally got it to eat some egg yolk (on day 2), we've also been forcing it to drink water with electrolytes and a vitamin B complex. The chick did two normal baby poops on day 1, but so far (as we know it) it has passed nothing else. On top of the electrolytes and a vitamin B complex treatment, I've done some massages to see if that helps. The chick has been on old clothes that we're using for their nest. We've been feeding them on newspaper.
I would like to be able to treat this without a vet, also please let mew know if I should put the chick out of their misery!
(sorry for the bad photos.)
I would like to be able to treat this without a vet, also please let mew know if I should put the chick out of their misery!
(sorry for the bad photos.)