Chick with trouble standing

[Dipper The Chick]

Hi, we have recently started hatching chicks on our own and our second chick we hatched is very strong and can walk carefully but if she falls she struggles and fails to get up. I'm curious to find any tips to help her stand after falling.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I'm curious to find any tips to help her stand after

Welcome to BYC!

Congrats on your hatchlings!

Using a supplement like Poultry nutri drench (if you're in the US) can be immensely helpful. The hatching egg itself may have been slightly deficient in some nutrients.

How long it takes them to get back up.. is an indicator of chick "quality".. in hatching facilities.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hi, we have recently started hatching chicks on our own and our second chick we hatched is very strong and can walk carefully but if she falls she struggles and fails to get up. I'm curious to find any tips to help her stand after falling.View attachment 3966557View attachment 3966558

Adorable!

Sometimes, it's merely that they need to "find their feet." Just like children who learn to walk take time and have many spills. With chicks though, it's usually a matter of a day from hatching when they're all just fine and running around. I'd give your babies some vitamin water like Poultry Cell or Nutra-Drench just as a boost to their chick crumbles.

 

[Dipper The Chick]

Adorable!

Sometimes, it's merely that they need to "find their feet." Just like children who learn to walk take time and have many spills. With chicks though, it's usually a matter of a day from hatching when they're all just fine and running around. I'd give your babies some vitamin water like Poultry Cell or Nutra-Drench just as a boost to their chick crumbles.

Thank you! She is a great walker though. She's a few days old and when she falls on her back she just needs a little boost to get up.

 

[Dipper The Chick]

Welcome to BYC!

Congrats on your hatchlings!

Using a supplement like Poultry nutri drench (if you're in the US) can be immensely helpful. The hatching egg itself may have been slightly deficient in some nutrients.

How long it takes them to get back up.. is an indicator of chick "quality".. in hatching facilities.

Thank you so much for your response! It's very helpful.

 

[Debbie292d]

Thank you! She is a great walker though. She's a few days old and when she falls on her back she just needs a little boost to get up.

She might be behind a bit development-wise, but I'd give her another day or two and I'll bet she'll be fine!

 

[Dipper The Chick]

Thank you! She is a great walker though. She's a few days old and when she falls on her back she just needs a little boost to get up.

She's actually quite the lively one haha

 

[Dipper The Chick]

She might be behind a bit development-wise, but I'd give her another day or two and I'll bet she'll be fine!

Alrighty thank you so much!