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    URGENT - Advice needed please - My newborn chick can't walk properly!!

    She seems the same today, so we have now put a band aid on her legs, on advice from the vet... she doesnt like it though... poor little chick.... she is trying to take it off, but hopefully she wont, she is only 4 days old, so keeping fingers crossed now, that this is successful, she is such a...
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    URGENT - Advice needed please - My newborn chick can't walk properly!!

    Hi yes we have been doing that, she seems fine about it too, thats what me me think about the fact that if its not hurting, then why is she not putting her foot down?
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    URGENT - Advice needed please - My newborn chick can't walk properly!!

    Hi all, Just to let you know, that although she seemed to of improoved, and is alot stronger now, she tries not to walk on that leg now, keeping it bent up. only using it to balance when trying to walk. i have felt everywhere around her leg, and no where does she seem to be in pain, but it is...
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    URGENT - Advice needed please - My newborn chick can't walk properly!!

    Hi there, Thank you all ever so much for all your kinds words of advice... An update.... I spoke to the vets, and she said that it should be fine, and that it might of been caused by the way she was laying inside the egg, so some sort of cramping... and that she should be fine in about a...
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    URGENT - Advice needed please - My newborn chick can't walk properly!!

    Sorry to confuse everyone... The chick's leg that is tucked up, has slighlty curled toes... and the one that is straight out seems to be fine... whether he/she is stretching out that leg to compensate for the one tucked up i dont know.... she/he has survived the night.... so thats great news...
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    URGENT - Advice needed please - My newborn chick can't walk properly!!

    hi, Just so im not being stupid, (as this is my first hatch) which foot are you saying that needs to have the shoe put on,,, the one stretched out, or the one tucked up. Thank You very much
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    URGENT - Advice needed please - My newborn chick can't walk properly!!

    Here is a picture of the struggling chick!
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    URGENT - Advice needed please - My newborn chick can't walk properly!!

    Hi, Thank you to you both for your words of advice. much appreciated. I have just noticed that the leg that the chick is not walking on, the toes seem to be slightly curled in, and after picking him/her up the good leg stretches out, where as the bad one stays tucked up. I will leave it untill...
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    URGENT - Advice needed please - My newborn chick can't walk properly!!

    Hi everyone! My newborn chick (Lavender Pekin) was born around 5 hours ago, and she/he is unable to walk on one of the legs. i have been able to extend it myself without any painful cries from the chick. But I am now worried, will this fix itself, or do i need to put a splint on the chick, if...
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