Problems with feet and legs are developmental. I have found that
though some of these chicks do fine after tape and splints many
don't. Some seem to be fine after treatment but later show other
developmental problems and do not survive. You need to be prepared
to loose these chicks.

Jon

On 7/19/2009 9:11:55 AM, bdfive (bdfive@...) wrote:
> The pea is one week old and having the tape on the whole foot
> didn't bother
> it a bit. It ran, attacked, flew and held it's own. Only
> problem is the
> tape came off. Person that did it used the packing tape and I think
> it's
> too shiny.......they were all pecking at it. I may try the moleskin today.
> This is a spunky little Pie colored chick......hate to put it down so will
> try everything I can first. If I can't
> deal with it I think I know someone
> that will hand raise it .....
> she's really patient and good with the very
> first 4 peachicks I ever had. Some say the pipe cleaner is too heavy for the
> chicks when they are tiny???? I don't
> know.........I guess
> it's trial/error
> and learning by it. I was even thinking about trying to tape one toe at a
> time. I noticed it's
> hard for them to lay down when their whole foot is
> taped open. Poor little things. Thanks for the reply. I intend to get
> some black pipe cleaner today.
> Darlene
>
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