Rural Gardening: 911 - baby Bantam, 1 by TamaraFaye

TamaraFaye wrote:
i think i used vaseline with good success getting the eye opened, just put a great big glob on their, they will rub at it gently enough to open it wihtout huritng themselves...

keep in mind the one that is hopping around seems better now, but [as i just recently experienced, could be in trouble later. go ahead and do the splint, and watch carefully that is doesn't tire out easily. keep the food and water REALLY close so she doesn't have far to go to either.

we had one named Quarter [please don't ask me how we come up with names, i have very imaginative boys], and at first he was a little splayed, i put a badage on, but too far apart, and he couldn't walk in it, so i took it off. after about a week of being separate with just a few chicks, , he was getting along great, and i let more chicks in with them. he tired out, gave up, and dehydrated quickly... i will try to post a pic of him with his splint.

my situation was different than yours, since mine were in a brooder... just watnted to share this info for you or someone else. Quarter was a real sweetie. I saw he was giving up, and i held him in my hand near a heat lamp so he was warm dry and comfortable, and breathing well. but he just decided to leave...

this picture shows as close as i could get of the splint when done right [took me a few tries] i read somewhere, and this helped, to cut a standard BandAid in two long pieces. the guaze part is how far apart there feet should be, closer than you would think. and you wrap the sticky part around the legs...