Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Miracle


This is Miracle! She/he is a Silver Laced Wyandotte, I breed them for meat and for eggs. Miracle hatched 4 days ago and the day she hatched I knew something was wrong. She was never able to get up. She just laid on her back in a distorted position all the time. Could not even stand up. I put her in the brooder box with the other 2 chicks that hatched ( I had a low hatch rate this time) but after 3 days she still wasnt getting up and I noticed the other 2 chicks were starting to peck at her. So, I put her in a small bowl in the brooder box so that the other chicks couldnt get to her and she could die in peace. She was not able to eat or drink so I didnt have much hope of her making it. When I went to bed last night she was still laying in the bowl and at times I thought she had passed on but when I would touch her she would yell. This morning when I woke up and went in to check on the babies imagine my surprise when Miracle was standing in the bowl yelling to be let out. She still has trouble walking but she is able to walk and when she does fall over she can work to get up now, so she is getting stonger. I have some food on the floor of the box for her so she can eat cause she has trouble reaching into the feeder but hopefully she gets stronger everyday and will grow to be a thriving hen or rooster.

Side note: I realized when rereading this post that I kept calling Miracle a she, I do not know if Miracle is a he or she yet.  I guess I am hoping for a hen.  :)

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