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update the chick is fine and the foot is a lot better only one toe goes a bit to one side so it worked

I think in certain circumstances you have to help it otherwise it will die I know mine has a foot problem but as it was stuck it wouldn't have been able to move it anyway as it was rigid until I soaked it in water. A bit ruthless but it did the trick Elaine

Thanks for your comments the chick is okay and getting a bit stronger as it goes on and the others are okay with it. I did read today online that the membrane can stick and dry like deadly glue which is what happened to this chick. I do agree that the deformety was caused by me helping so i'm...

After seeing various posts on helping chicks out of their shell if they struggle I have hatched some out in an incubator and some natural with hens sitting them. Natural was no problem but after 5 Rhode Island chicks in the incubator hatched I watched the sixth struggle. It peeped for over a...