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Hurt chick |
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By: DarleneB Date: April 25, 2018, 5:43 pm |
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I have a 2 week old sizzle chick that got out of the fence and a |
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dog grab it in its mouth then dropped it. But now the little |
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chick cannot stand and is leaning to one side. I have it in a |
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box inside. It acts like one of its legs might be hurt in the |
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thigh area but not sure. Any suggestions? |
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Re: Hurt chick |
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By: Travis Rayner Date: April 26, 2018, 7:41 am |
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Oh....sorry to hear that. You need to find the injury site and |
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work from there. Does the chick appear to have a broken bone or |
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dislocation? |
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Re: Hurt chick |
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By: Kathy Rayner Date: April 26, 2018, 7:43 am |
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Darlene, |
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In the past, some people treated spraddle leg using a band aid. |
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This may be close to that. Here is an article from The Chicken |
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Chick. See if that works for you. Plus, there are many other |
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articles that are basically the same. I hope the chick |
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recovers. |
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And, like Travis said, see if you can actually find the injury. |
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http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it/ |
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Re: Hurt chick |
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By: Angela Fore Date: April 26, 2018, 8:55 am |
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How is your chick this morning? Were you able to assess the |
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injury? Girl, I know you have all of the tools to handle in |
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your awesome first aid kit. :) |
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Re: Hurt chick |
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By: DarleneB Date: April 26, 2018, 9:38 am |
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At first I thought it was broken, but not sure. I kept it with |
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mama last night and today it is stumbling around trying to keep |
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up with siblings and I saw it eating and drinking. It is |
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favoring its left side. |
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Re: Hurt chick |
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By: DarleneB Date: April 26, 2018, 9:42 am |
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Thank you Angela. I am doing research on that. It is stumbling |
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trying to keep up with mama but I brought it in because it was |
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shivering. Thank, I will keep yall posted. |
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Re: Hurt chick |
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By: Angela Fore Date: April 26, 2018, 10:02 am |
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Can you take her to see Dr. Erak? Did you try to make a hobble |
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for her with the Vetrap yet? I know you have that in your first |
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aid kit since I took a pic of it. It is difficult to know how to |
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treat if you do not know what the actual injury is. Have you |
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tried looking up videos on YouTube? BYC has a TON of info on |
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chick leg injuries. Keep that baby warm, when they are injured |
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and sick it is hard for them to maintain their body temp. On the |
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bright side, chicks are resilient little creatures, she is |
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probably going to heal up just fine. Please keep us posted so |
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that everyone can learn from your experience. |
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Re: Hurt chick |
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By: DarleneB Date: April 29, 2018, 3:53 pm |
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Well, today on Sunday 29th, I am happy to say that the chick has |
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fully recovered. No more limping or leaning and falling over. |
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Seems to like being a pampered little thing! A few nights we |
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kept it inside and a few nights we let it stay with mama |
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outside. Now it is running around with the other chicks! I am |
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happy about that! |
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Re: Hurt chick |
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By: Kathy Rayner Date: April 30, 2018, 8:57 pm |
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So glad to hear that Darlene! Did you have to do anything |
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special to help her heal? |
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Re: Hurt chick |
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By: Angela Fore Date: May 1, 2018, 1:24 pm |
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It never ceases to amaze me at how resilient chickens can be, |
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especially when they are young. |
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