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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: lunanlife on March 25, 2010, 01:39:15 pm

Title: Chick hatched, missing eye and squint beak.
Post by: lunanlife on March 25, 2010, 01:39:15 pm

Anyone any ideas on this one? Chick hatched from a Light Sussex Cock and a Indian Game hen. There was no right eye and the beak was not straight. Looked like it had been squished.

Title: Re: Chick hatched, missing eye and squint beak.
Post by: shetlandpaul on March 25, 2010, 02:00:21 pm

just a birth defect. we have a bad tempered maran with one eye. he can function very well without it. however it would probably be best to cull your chick.

Title: Re: Chick hatched, missing eye and squint beak.
Post by: sheila on March 25, 2010, 03:22:27 pm

Ah! Don't! he might surprise you and live to a ripe old age!

Title: Re: Chick hatched, missing eye and squint beak.
Post by: doganjo on March 25, 2010, 05:19:51 pm

I wouldn't cull if it was just the eye, but the squint beak would make me wonder if it would be able to eat well enough to survive

Title: Re: Chick hatched, missing eye and squint beak.
Post by: lunanlife on March 25, 2010, 07:35:39 pm

I was going to cull it straight away but decided to put it in the brooder. It is actually one of the most lively chicks. Will give it a day to see if it is managing to eat and drink before taking final action. Thanks for clearing the issue up for me. We have never had that happen before.

Title: Re: Chick hatched, missing eye and squint beak.
Post by: MiriMaran on March 25, 2010, 07:41:47 pm

I would continue and see how it gets on.  Keep us posted.