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I am sorry that you lost her. Leg bone deformities are almost impossible to fix, but you really tried. Sorry that I didn't see your last few posts until today.

Poultry Cell has the riboflavin, and if your electrolytes has vitamins, it may have riboflavin. When chicks have slipped tendon, it can be common for the hock to become red and swollen.

If it is a birth defect vitamins would be helpful, especially ones containing riboflavin (vitamin B2.)

Most chicken antibiotics are only available through a vet since the end of 2016. Can you post any pictures of the chick's leg and some details about what is going on? Slipped tendons and other leg bone deformities are common in newly hatched chicks. Infections in the joints are not.

I'm so glad that he is doing well, and has recovered. Just for future reference, the Duramycin10 dosage should be stronger--1/2 tablespoonful to 1 tablespoonful per gallon for the 400 or 800 mg dosage. Thanks for the update.

Chick chairs are sometimes useful with leg issues.Below is a picture of one, and another thread about a similar case from earlier today: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/880924/slipped-hock-tendon Photo from Artsyrobin of BYC

If you have a chicken vet in the area, you might want to take him in.

Has there been any mycoplasma synoviae (MS) in your flock? That can cause disease in the joints, but I have never heard of a chick showing symptoms so early. Spec-Linx or LS50 is used in chicks to treat mycoplasma. What I really think is wrong is a slipped achilles tendon which can cause...