Baby chick can't open beak

[NAlexandra]

I have a 1 week old silkie chick who can't open his beak.I first noticed it since he was in it's egg since he couldn't hatch and i fully assisted him in hatching.He peeped but it was sort of a soft peeping not like the other chicks.The chick is now a week old and i thought that he was eating since i saw him pecking at the food.When i picked him up i felt that he is much lighter than the other chicks which led me to checking his beak one more time.That's when i noticed that he can't open it's beak ( he opens it verry little, he can pick up only the dust from the crumbles).I tried to open his beak and jt only open 2-3 milimeters measured at the tip of the beak before the chicks starts screaming and when i let go the beak closes immediately almost like snapping back into place( when he tries to open it, he manages to open less that than i could).Tkday i soaked some of his food in water with some vitamins and gave it to him and he ate some but very little and very slow.
I searched the forums and discovered a post from 10 years ago in which the lady had a pullet who couldn't oped her beak, but there was no update on the thread.Do tou think that i can open his beak little by little every day hoping thant it will get better and he will be able to open it more?
Is there anything that i can do to make him better?

 

[SmiYa0126]

I'm so sorry, can you offer her raw yolk, mushy feed? See if she'll eat more.

@Wyorp Rock @azygous @Eggcessive have you had an experience like this?

 

[Eggcessive]

I haven’t seen this before. I would just keep trying to offer the chick moistened food and dry crumbles to eat. Hopefully it will start opening its beak wider.

 

[azygous]

No experience with a chick not able to open their beak, but Silkie chicks sometimes hatch with a vitamin E deficiency, and that may be behind this. Continue with the vitamins and include the oil from a capsule of vitamin E400iu each day, as well.

 

[NAlexandra]

I'm so sorry, can you offer her raw yolk, mushy feed? See if she'll eat more.

@Wyorp Rock @azygous @Eggcessive have you had an experience like this?

I already gave her boiled egg yolk that i nashed with a fork.She eats, but verry slowly, she picks up a piece and then drops it, then she picks it up again untill she finally manages to swalow it.

 

[SmiYa0126]

I already gave her boiled egg yolk that i nashed with a fork.She eats, but verry slowly, she picks up a piece and then drops it, then she picks it up again untill she finally manages to swalow it.

I would do raw yolk, that way she only has a to drink it. I'm so sorry!

 

[NAlexandra]

No experience with a chick not able to open their beak, but Silkie chicks sometimes hatch with a vitamin E deficiency, and that may be behind this. Continue with the vitamins and include the oil from a capsule of vitamin E400iu each day, as well.

I have vitamin e plus selenium that i put in their water.I will try with the vitamin e oil

 

[NAlexandra]

I would do raw yolk, that way she only has a to drink it. I'm so sorry!

Thank you! I'll try it and will post updates

 

[SmiYa0126]

I have vitamin e plus selenium that i put in their water.I will try with the vitamin e oil

I use a push pin to puncture the capsule, just be careful, it's thick and goopy, watch her drink slowly so she doesn't aspirate.

 

[SmiYa0126]

How's baby?