Sooo much pooping

[daryl_h]

my chicks were recently hatched about 24hrs ago and they all seemd fine we put them in there brooder. we had to move one from 1 side to the other and my girlfriend accidently drop one it wasnt very high id say 2 or 3 inches onto the woodshavings bedding anyway this morning i woken up to find that 3 of them are standing but 1 is it is just sitting on its chest and crawling is there anything i can do i cant afford vet bills please help someone. i have checked its legs over and they seem normal.

[Lewis]

Not much you can do apart from keep an eye on it.

 

Try and dip its beak in a shallow saucer of water to get it to drink and make sure its kept warm - have you got any nutri-drops to try?

 

Good luck

[bronze]

If you think its got a broken leg you could try to splint it but to be honest they don't tend to make it. It may just be strained so give it some time, make sure its fed and watered and see how it goes. You may have to put it out of its misery though

Its probably not even the same bird though, 2-3 inches is nothing unless it happened to land awkwardly

[Redwing]

If its any consolation I'd say the fall and the legs thing are unconnected, chicks are pretty sturdy really I've had them walk off the edge of a worktop and fall on tiles ok (not that I'm saying its ok to launch them off worktops!) so a fall on to a cushion of woodshavings would be unlikely to cause problems

 

It sounds like your chick could have splayed legs as your description sounds right, they normally shuffle on their chest

 

Even if its not the 'treatment' may well work anyway. find a plaster, cut it in two across the length so its just over half a centimetre wide, peel off the backing then get the chick and above its 'elbows' place the padded centre of the plaster between its legs (that makes them the ideal width apart) and fold the sticky ends over

 

Then keep the chick with its feet under it as much as you can to encourage it to use the legs, you will tell in a day or so if it will work but it may be several days before the chick is properly walking - remove the plaster after about 5 days

 

It has a mixed sucess rate though, if it doesnt work someone will need to help you cull the chick

[daryl_h]

thanks sooo much guys seriously great help. can i ask if u can send a picture of a howto do it possibly and how big the plaster has to be sorry im jst in a panic

[bronze]

the pad on a normal plaster is about the right length for the distance apart. It will look right just like you can tell if someone is standing right

[daryl_h]

the pad on a normal plaster is about the right length for the distance apart. It will look right just like you can tell if someone is standing right

 

i have attacthed the plaster and it looks like its legs are pointing out but i she is still lieing on her chest and i dont think the plaster will hold its 1 of those plastic ones not the fabric one

[daryl_h]

iv looked at videos of splayed legs and my chick duznt seem to be like that like with splayed legs what iv seen the legs are spread out , but my chick its legs a tucked underneath her, its like shes stadin on her feet but has bent her legs as if she was say in the egg layin positition but crawlin around like that

[Egluntyne]

It would be useful if you could upload a photo. Instructions in the FAQ section.

 

Have a look at this link **click** for some useful advice.

[daryl_h]

im goin to upload a vid on to youtube and i will make a link for u to see. thank you for you support

[daryl_h]

im goin to upload a vid on to youtube and i will make a link for u to see. thank you for you support

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkqHxaPTwU4

 

here it is please look

[Egluntyne]

Hmmm....that doesn't look like a typical splayed leg.

 

I'd try the hock cushion as described in the article and see if there is any improvement.

 

To be honest, it doesn't look a very strong chick, and it might be kinder to cull it.

[Redwing]

I agree it looks like it cant control its legs at all, probably neurological

 

I think culling it may be the bet thing

[daryl_h]

oh no thats what i was worrying, i just cant bring myself to do that though and the vets arent open till monday

[Madchook]

Without sounding harsh, you should never have entered into hatching if you can't deal with things like this - you can't leave it until Monday because you can't face it! Can you find someone else to do it?

[daryl_h]

hi people just to update yousadly i had to pull its neck. it was a horrible experience and broke my heart

[Egluntyne]

You have done the right thing. It is never easy, but is part and parcel of responsible breeding.

 

You could have lavished hours of time and money on a chick that could well have been a cockerel and you may not have wanted to keep it, and it would not have been suitable for breeding stock.

[daryl_h]

You have done the right thing. It is never easy, but is part and parcel of responsible breeding.

 

You could have lavished hours of time and money on a chick that could well have been a cockerel and you may not have wanted to keep it, and it would not have been suitable for breeding stock.

 

i know thank you very much for your help, and i would never have let it go till monday and i just knew what i had to do

[Redwing]

Well done for being brave. You did the right thing

 

Its a terribly sad thing to do but part of being a good chick parent is getting help and making the right call when things go wrong so you did all the right things

[Lewis]

It didn't look right, well done for doing the best thing though

[bronze]

well done

I know how hard it is but you've proved yourself a person who can do what needs to be done for their birds welfare

[Mollie333]

Well done - you did the right thing. Some chicks are just not ment to be, and its sometimes cruel to be kind.