chick that can't stand

[astylishgirl]

I have the cutest little yellow chick that hatched 2 days ago. There is something wrong with him though as he cannot stand. It is like his head is frozen in a weird thrown back position. Have you heard of this? Will he get better or am I going to have to make the hard decision about him?

I have kept him in the incubator because he can't function outside of it yet. He is very robust and I have been giving him beak dips. Last night he fell asleep in his food dish. I don't know if he ate any.

 

[Mahlzeit]

Any chance you could get any pictures for us? Hard to know if I'm picturing what you're explaining correctly.

 

[astylishgirl]

I will post a pic tonight. But right now just picture a cute little yellow chick on his side peeping and kicking. If he is against the side of the bator, he can scoot around.

 

[astylishgirl]

ok... I think one wing is smaller than the other. He cannot stand at all. Could it be because of his wing? I will take a pic when my husband gets home. He is the cutest chick and I just don't want him to suffer. But I have no idea how to put him out of his misery.

I had another chick born thats feet won't uncurl. He gets around ok.

This is my first time hatching eggs. Is it common to get deformed chicks???

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

Could it be wry neck?

I think if you are getting deformed chicks then you have temp/humidity problems in your bator...not sure though...I have lots of problems with my bator and have good to great outcomes.....IDK..

 

[astylishgirl]

Oh no... what is wry neck?

And my incubator did spike temps. Is that what does it?

 

[ChelC]

I have the exact same thing happening right now. I let my broody hatch and found two chicks this morning. She wasn't making an effort to keep them warm and one had died, so I took the other away from her. It's under a lamp now but doing the exact same thing you mention. It also looks like one wing is short when it lays on its back/side but I think it's just the way he's holding one in or something. I don't know. Have you got any answers yet? How is the chick doing?

 

[pdsavage]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=196453&p=1

 

[astylishgirl]

My husband put the chick with the wry neck out of its misery. It was really suffering. I have another chick that had spraddle leg and feet that were curled up. I have been treating him/her and it is doing very well.