Chick keeps crawling

[petmainia]

i had a chick hatch today, it was two days later than the others and it seems totally fine, eating, drinking, following the other older chicks around. It hatched in around 3 hours. But it crawls. It will stand up a little than crawl where it wants to go. It’s legs are right under it and looking ok but are not used except to keep the chick balanced. Help please. This chick is totally happy and chirping but I don’t know what to do!

 

[azygous]

Sometimes a chick will hatch with a vitamin deficiency, and sometimes chicks hatch with genetic abnormalities. The first is easily resolved with b-complex and vitamin E + selenium. The second may not resolve itself, but there's always a chance it could.

I recommend getting some Poultry Nutri-drench and try that for a few days first. If there's no improvement, get regular people vitamin B complex and vitamin E 400iu and add a sliver of selenium. Give vitamins once a day until the chick is walking normally.

 

[petmainia]

I’ll try that. Thank you

 

[petmainia]

This morning we woke up and the little guy was walking around after the others. It would still sit back on its elbows but can walk now

 

[azygous]

That's very good news! You still need to treat it with Poultry Nutri-drench. That will give the chick the boost it needs to make it the rest of the way to being a normal chick.

 

[petmainia]

Great thanks

 

[chickens really]

Takes some hours before they find their legs if yolk is still being absorbed.