crippled 2 day old chick

[nileserenity]

Chick hatched afternoon 2 days ago. Was a couple days early and very wet at hatch (I think as I had pulled stolen egg from under broody hen) Right after hatch we left for a few hours and I returned to the chick being still on its side struggling to stand. It had dried on that side and wing and leg were stuck to incubator floor/mesh. Washed it and put back in to dry.
Chick is very vibrant and actively trying to stand/right itself but cannot walk and stays on that side chirping at all times. Toes are curled..legs wings and body have movement but if I hold it up over its feet it does not respond like it would walk or place weight on them.
Is there anything I can do to save this tiny chick or am I going to have to cull?

 

[nileserenity]

Anyone else experience this? Chick cannot get to food and water on its own. .do not want it to suffer. Any way to save it?

 

[Eggcessive]

Try some SaveAChick electrolytes and vitamins with a dropper, giving a drop at a time. Make it a chick chair, or roll up a wash cloth into a circle to prop it upright with feet on the floor. these chicks don't always make it, but try a couple of days in case it helps. some egg with a little feed mixed with water given orally may help.

 

[ChickenLegs13]

My late hatchers are usually like that. Almost as if they outgrew the shell before they hatched. Reminds me of a root bound plant in a too small of a flowerpot.
The ones that are too weak to stand & just lay on their side never make it. The ones that can stand, I straighten their toes and stick a piece of duct tape on the bottom of their feet to hold their toes straight and they always thrive and lead normal lives.
Good luck.

 

[nileserenity]

I'll try the chair prop.. I got Vito sol and have given it drops to the beak. Thank you. . It plops over to that same side when I've propped it in a towel on its opposite side