I have 8 purebred chicks (Meyers Hatchery) that were hatched 10/01. They are growing beautifully, apparently thriving.
The strangest thing happened this morning.
When I tended them at 8am everyone was contentedly chirping, feeding and frolicking.
Suddenly I heard the loud chipping of 1 who seemed distressed, I realized she was lying in the corner of the cage, unable to move, her head down and unable to be raised. I thought she was dying.
Took her out of cage and put into a box ( I figured, to let her die).
Surprisingly, after a couple of hours she seemed to begin to recover. Now she is back in the cage acting perfectly normal.
Can anybody give a clue as to what might have been wrong.
Temporary paralysis
She may have been at the bottom of the pile too long, no visible signs of any damages? They live a long time just waiting to die, had one with a broken neck living happy for 2weeks before I had no time to pamper her...have seen them die quicker of heat exhaustion and oxygen lack..
kittriana, thanks for commenting. With 8 chicks I kind'a doubt she was on the bottom of a pile, she just started chirping loudly and could not move, her neck did seem broken. She recovered and now a full day later, you would never know anything had happened to her.
Cricked neck possible, know that feeling!
I have had chicks have a seizure and seem paralyzed then recover completely... I have no clue.
Read up on wry neck, I had one that would seem fine for a few days then its neck would be bent,then fine again.Not saying that's what it is or was,hoping this does not happen again to the chick.