Cheryl Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 (edited) Well, I just hatched 5 gorgeous Polands, its my first time and I havent really slept for days.. 1 hatched fine but the other 4 got dried out and after 24 hours I had to intervene and lucky I did because the ones I didn't help died (there were three).. I'm not sure what I did wrong and I have been trying to find out , humidity? Anyway one of them has curled under feet.. I'm very concerned, does anyone out there know if they could right themselves or should I wait a few days then make some shoes (orthopaedic) to help him.. they are all bobbing about at the moment and seem full of beans... Edited July 2, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 His feet will probably straighten out if you make a 'shoe' for him/her. I had to do it for one of mine once, i used a piece of cardboard cut to size, put his foot on it and straightened out his toes, then taped over the top of them. It takes a while but can work. Oh, and its definately a two man job! Good luck with it and congratulations on your hatch BTW, what % was your humidity, because too high is just as bad as too low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 Well my humidity was 44-45% then at hatching about 67% .. Brindsea recommends this so I do not know what I did wrong, plus why my chicks had such a dry birth.. any suggestions welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 thought you might like to see the little sweetie..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellykelly Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Awwww - she looks like Pingu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 how cute is that!..... I'm hoping her feet sort themselves out... here's another one of the 5.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roobaloo Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I don't know much about the anatomy of chicken feet but I'd guess it's a case of contracted tendons. The supportive shoes will help strengthen the tendons in the correct position. Chicks develop quickly so hopefully it shouldn't take long to correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Congrats on the Feet should be ok in a few days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Posted July 3, 2010 Author Share Posted July 3, 2010 Urgh I have just discovered that another one of my chicks has a foot turned inwards..I have left him in the incubator to see how he is tommorrow, and have moved everyone else into a brooder .. everyone was stepping on him so I thought he might like to recover alone..he's chirping as if he's wondering where everyone has gone..poor little thing.. Any ideas about what to do..could it rectify itself?...it's a weird one to try and splint, I'll see how he is tommorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
