Chick not standing after 5 hours

Orangefish

In the Brooder
9 Years
Apr 5, 2010
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Oklahoma
My chick hatched about 2 today or so, but it can't walk yet. It kind of wobbles around but not actual walking. My question is, how long does it normally take for them to walk?
 
Sometimes mine take forever it seems like! I think it is probably still exhausted from giving birth to itself...
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Just give the little fellow some time. It may take several more hours before it can get the strength to stand up and walk properly. At that time it will still wobble until its leg muscles train themselves to act right. If I was stuck in a small egg like them, it would take a while for us to get our land legs working properly as well. Have faith that all will turn out as it should.
 
Is the chick still in the incubator or in a brooder? What is on the bottom? Make sure it's not slippery (like newspaper) cause that could be causing a problem too.
 

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