chick born with no eyes

[dave3877]

i was horrified today when i had a fuzzy little chick healthy as can be but when i inspected him oner i was horrified to see feathers where eyes should be, at first i thought maybe they were crusty or something but this wasnt the case and the chick has no eyes . ill be getting a pic up before i euthanize it just thought id see if anyone wants to discuss birth defects like this as this is only the 3rd time ive had a malformed bird hatch in the last year. does this happen regulrly or is it a one in a million kind of thing

 

[kittycast]

I saw a someone post a pic a a chick like this. I believe it was with a post about a 3 legged chick. do a search and it should pop up

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

Deformities can be caused by uneven temperature/humidity during incubation...
They can also be caused by inbreeding.
There are many other causes as well but these are the most common.

Have you had any temperature spikes during the incubation?

 

[TheFreundFlock]

Why are you going to euthanize it just because it has no eyes? I am sure it will adapt like most blind animals.
I had two blind cats, lived normal healthy lives up to their old age.
If it is healthy, why not keep it? You do put them in a run or do you just let them run the yard?

 

[ChickenTiff]

I had a blind chicken named Stevie when I was little, he was just fine. Dont kill him!
Tiff

 

[Chickenaddict]

I'll take em!!!! I love special chickens

 

[Mahonri]

What if it doesn't have ears either?

I couldn't see myself raising Helen Keller chicken.

 

[dancingbear]

Not everybody has the time and energy to devote to a 'special needs' chicken. Those of you who do, good for you, but please don't pass negative judgment on those who do not.

I used to try to save them all, but I can no longer spare the time or energy, and the emotional strain is also a consideration. I've come to the point of view that it's better to humanely put down a defective chick as soon as possible, rather than try to nurse it for days, then have to cull it anyway if it can't adapt or get better or whatever, after I've gotten real good and attached to it.

I tried to save a blind chick once, and couldn't get it to eat or drink. After 4 days, it died. It was hungry that whole time. I won't do that again.

 

[EweSheep]

predators will kill the blind chick if you don't have proper facilities and it would take alot of time to train them to go where they would eat and drink.

If it was me, I would put it down.

 

[WilczenskiFarm]

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