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Newly hatched chick flipping over

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John:
I've had some like before also.  The ones I mentioned, from last year, were similar but different.  Not to change the topic, but to show what I originally thought might be what you were talking about here is a photo.  These did not stand and flip.  They were on their backs, with legs spread and heads turned.

Sharon Yorks:
Oh, wow! No, that is something totally different. I've never seen anything like that before. What do you think causes that?

John:
I haven't seen it this year, but had some over the past 2 years as I recall.  I think it was only with the LF lavenders, so it must have been some genetic disorder(?).

DeWayne Edgin:
I lost 12 out of 13 chicks from my first hatch that did this and 6 chicks from my second hatch. I am feeding the hens a higher protien mix that is called flock raiser and is 18 dollars a bag! I hope the next hatch due tomorrow is better.

Russ:
Sharon I don't know what a lot is to you, but if you are adding Vitamin supplement to your breeders water and feeding a high protein feed. You might want to think about culling those chicks from now on. 4-5 already this year seems a little high to me, unless you already have hatched a BUNCH. I think MY main problem back when I noticed this in my flock was it was small and so was the gene pool. Honestly I believe what helped the most is introducing new stock/genes from the same breeder my original line came from. Which helped increase my gene pool. On that note it kind of sounds like it might be wry neck??? Or so I think it is called, which could be low humidity, vitamin deficiency or who knows what really. I have always been a bleeding heart when it comes to chicks but the reality is....would it make it in the wild? Culling is one of the toughest things THIS chicken farmer has learned to do, but to better a breed it is necessary  :(   

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