blind chick ?

[davefromthechipie]

Im not sure but i think somthings up with one of my chicks she just doesn't open her eyes and is abit less active then the others . Anyone seen or had this before ?

Its the more black one.

[Nicos]

How old is she now ....2 days??? Has she ever opened them??

I'm just wondering if she's eaten or drank anything yet??? They can cope for up to 2 days ( I think) and then get very weak and sleepy before dying.
If that might be the problem, dip her beak in the water lots of time and make sure you see her swallow. Then try a bit of scrambled egg - just cooked so it's very sloppy so she 'drinks' it- stick it on your finger and smear it over her beak.
(Mind you don't get water or food in her nostrils!)
If she still doesn't eat carefully open her beak and put a tiny amount in her mouth.

If she is eating and drinking then please feel free to ignore the ramblings of a fellow Grape!!!!

Hope she picks up- if she really is blind then it'd be kinder to let her die.

[davefromthechipie]

Hi nicos
She is only about 30hours old I dont really remember her ever opening the eye lids
i just gave her a drink and drunk it as you said but i think your right Il let nature take its course on this one .
i Just opened the eye and it looks like she isnt blind but just cant open the lids themself .
Thanks for the reply nicos I hope she picks up too

[davefromthechipie]

Just tryed to feed her but gave up im abit heavy handed so not going to force her little mouth open Still As i was trying i opened her eye lids again! for a closer look and if by magic they stayed open and the little chick shot to life now shes looking around, sparing with the others as if it was I just taken one out of the incubator into the hatchery for the 1st time . She just feed too and decided not to move and sleep in the food tray

[Nicos]

PHEW!!!!!!!!!

(Keep going with the water from time to time until you see her do it on her own.)

do you reckon she thought "BBBKKKKKK.....bok chuk??????" ( = "flipping heck ....don't even THINK about shoving that food in my little mouth!!!!")

Well done!

[MaureenHall]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww They're lovely chicks I'm glad little one seems to be picking up. They look just like mine did 2 weeks ago. Are they Welsummers too?

[davefromthechipie]

dont think shes out of the woods yet as her eyes and closed again still that food should give her move time/energy to help her eye lids develope more

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww They're lovely chicks I'm glad little one seems to be picking up. They look just like mine did 2 weeks ago. Are they Welsummers too?

I did see/read your blog and thought the same thing . They are araucanas. 3 more have piped 1 will be out in the new few hours il; see what color they are. Araucana I guess then if they look like yours they could mature red and the one with the eye problem black. cant wait to see what the copper black maran looks like.

[Nicos]

keep going with the water!!!!!!( it's what my farmer's wife friend advised me to do with one of mine which was 'failing'..and it was fine in a couple of days..ya never know!)
fingers crossed she'll be better by the morning xx

[davefromthechipie]

keep going with the water!!!!!!( it's what my farmer's wife friend advised me to do with one of mine which was 'failing'..and it was fine in a couple of days..ya never know!)
fingers crossed she'll be better by the morning xx

thx nicos I hope so & will do, i keep getting her out and opening her eye lids ,she then feeds and gets water Il do this aslong as i can unless it dosnt get better then as said before il have to let her go its not fair on her and i dont have the time to open her eyes up for the rest of its life.
mother nature's great yet so cruel at times .

[Nicos]

just wondering how she's getting on???..did she finally open them????

[davefromthechipie]

just wondering how she's getting on???..did she finally open them????

Hi nicos thanks for asking He/She is doing really well and started to fly as are 3 more sadly 1 that had bad legs died the other day and yesterday another one that just didnt eat from birth Il think its down to bad incubation and has been pritty upsetting at times still the others are playing ,sparing ,trying to fly and there tails wings are well on there way

[Nicos]

It's sad when they die- 2 of mine died from cold-and one was squashed by mum between the other eggs!
And one couldn't peck it's way out of its shell and suffocated.
So 4 dead chicks, 3 still going strong ,2 fertilised but got cold and 4 sterile eggs ( I've got 2 cockerels and 4 gals..you'd have thought they'd all be fertile wouldn't you?)

So it looks like your success rate is better than mine!!!...and mine had their mums and dads to hand too!....and a paranoid step mum!!!!

Don't let it put you off though. Bet yours look really sweet now they've got little fluffy tails!!!!!

[davefromthechipie]

It's sad when they die- 2 of mine died from cold-and one was squashed by mum between the other eggs!
And one couldn't peck it's way out of its shell and suffocated.
So 4 dead chicks, 3 still going strong ,2 fertilised but got cold and 4 sterile eggs ( I've got 2 cockerels and 4 gals..you'd have thought they'd all be fertile wouldn't you?)

So it looks like your success rate is better than mine!!!...and mine had their mums and dads to hand too!....and a paranoid step mum!!!!

Don't let it put you off though. Bet yours look really sweet now they've got little fluffy tails!!!!!

Sadly I lost about 3 that didnt make it out of the eggs and 2 that must of died about 15 days into incubation the rest of the eggs never got started.So didnt do that great out of 18 eggs and about £20 pound later lol.
I did get given 6 free marans for the 6 that never hatched