This morning I let them free range in my yard, then I fell asleep at noon. It rained for 4~ hours and I woke to see them all huddled in the rain, not taking shelter. The smallest were unconscious, sporadically twitching.
I brought them all inside and blow dried them for an hour. ALL recovered...
Bad news. He was dead this morning. :'(
Maybe dehydration or an infection, assuming it can kill a chick in just a few days. I feel like an idiot for thinking it would resolve itself. I've incubated chicks before and never had a problem like this.
>5 day old chick, same size/weight as his siblings
>he holds 1 leg tight to his body and uses the "hock" to walk on/shuffle around since he can't stand
>I noticed the problem in the incubator; his leg was through the mesh floor (bad incubator design)
>I don't know if he had the problem from...