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I went outside after dusk to change the OEGB chicks' leg rings, as the zipties were getting close to being tight. I was told by someone familiar with OEGB breeds that cockerels develop dark/black breasts, pullets have a lighter color. So, I checked breasts. Purple, orange, and GREEN chicks all have black or dark feathers coming through on the breasts. Blue, pink, and yellow chicks have a much lighter color coming in.

I can deal with 50/50.

I'll keep the pullets, and send the cockerels to auction in August or September.
 
This morning Zip (yeah, I named it) was staggering around the incubator. It still only drinks if I dip its beak in the water, but the foot has uncurled and the chick is moving better. I gave it a few drops of vitamin B&E water with a syringe, placing the drops on the side of its beak. It swallowed. When it swallows water it makes an up and down movement with its neck, kind of like Lydia did with her crop issues.

I put Zip in a cup while I thoroughly cleaned the incubator and the shelf liner insert. He couldn't possibly survive in the brooder, even if Rahab accepted him.

I'm glad the foot is better, but the staggering and not drinking concern me. The staggering doesn't appear to be due to the foot. And he has to start drinking on his own.
 
fuzzi said:
This morning Zip (yeah, I named it) was staggering around the incubator. It still only drinks if I dip its beak in the water, but the foot has uncurled and the chick is moving better. I gave it a few drops of vitamin B&E water with a syringe, placing the drops on the side of its beak. It swallowed. When it swallows water it makes an up and down movement with its neck, kind of like Lydia did with her crop issues.

I put Zip in a cup while I thoroughly cleaned the incubator and the shelf liner insert. He couldn't possibly survive in the brooder, even if Rahab accepted him.

I'm glad the foot is better, but the staggering and not drinking concern me. The staggering doesn't appear to be due to the foot. And he has to start drinking on his own.
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"You're a better person than I am Gunga Din."
I don't name anyone anymore.
I can't deal with the special needs animals 😭
 
Molpet said:
"You're a better person than I am Gunga Din."
I don't name anyone anymore.
I can't deal with the special needs animals 😭
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I can't deal with him if he doesn't start eating and drinking on his own. I have to go to work tomorrow, and will be gone for 11 hours.

I don't name my chicks until I decide which ones I am keeping, so when I started thinking of this one as Zip, I was surprised.
 
The only time I dealt with a special needs chick, he turned out well.
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Zaccheus wasn't as special needs as I am facing now, though.
 
fuzzi said:
I really appreciate that. I read about "using kitchen shears" but none of the comments gave details.

There's a video still up on YT in which a woman demonstrates how to broomstick a rooster. She's calm, he's calm, and I found it was helpful when I was faced with having to cull my rooster.
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I didn't want to look the chick in the eye and found the paper toweling very helpful to calm both of us.


And I butcher all the chicken and turkey that I eat, but it's hard when it's a baby
 

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