Curled toes, splayed leg, and wry neck. Day old chick. Please help. 😭

[TimberLine Homestead]

I would give him a small dose at first maybe 5-7 drops every half hour to hour. Then tomorrow up the dose 10-12 drops until you are able to give him a full dropper. REMEMBER if it effects him lower the dose he may have to much of it in him.

 

[TimberLine Homestead]

Selenium is important to!!
Do you have any??

 

[casportpony]

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[MeowthLover_ThatsRight]

Hi all! I really need help with this day-Old D’Uccle chick. If pipped and tried to break through it’s egg but couldn’t make it so we had to help him. That was this morning. He never could walk quite right, and now I’m seeing that he has curled toes, what looks like splayed leg, and wry neck. He can’t stand on his own. Gave him a tiny bit of Selenium & Vitamin E Gel for goats. Having trouble getting him to eat. What can I do?
I’ve dealt with splayed leg before and know how to make the brace, but I’ve never dealt with all of these problems at once.
Thanks in advance.
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unfortunately i could not find anything specifically like that, but he could be dehydrated.
you should probably wrap some tape around his toes to straighten them, and make sure to put marbles in the water so chicks dont drown.
he probably is very exhausted from hatching. if he moves around too much right after hatching, thats probably the reason his toes are curled. another thing you can do is take soe fabric and cut two small leg holes in it, and attach it on a box. place the food and water next to him on the fabric so he can rest, eat, and drink without having to put weight on his toes. keep him warm with a heatlamp and maybe put a thin cloth over him so he feels safe.
thats probably the best you can do for him
i wish you luck

 

[MeowthLover_ThatsRight]

unfortunately i could not find anything specifically like that, but he could be dehydrated.
you should probably wrap some tape around his toes to straighten them, and make sure to put marbles in the water so chicks dont drown.
he probably is very exhausted from hatching. if he moves around too much right after hatching, thats probably the reason his toes are curled. another thing you can do is take soe fabric and cut two small leg holes in it, and attach it on a box. place the food and water next to him on the fabric so he can rest, eat, and drink without having to put weight on his toes. keep him warm with a heatlamp and maybe put a thin cloth over him so he feels safe.
thats probably the best you can do for him
i wish you luck

make sure he drinks water and eats.

 

[slip n slide]

50+ yrs of raising chickens has taught me not to coddle a sickly bird bcz it's likely it'll be a sickly/weak adult w/ a short life span
things happen w/ chickens and there will be deaths and losses but fortunately they reproduce quickly and there will be others

 

[CaramelKittey]

Thanks all for your helpful responses! We just came back from feeding everybody and he was actually standing on his own for just a little bit! He’s back on his side now, but seems to be gaining a little strength!

 

[HKG]

Thanks all for your helpful responses! We just came back from feeding everybody and he was actually standing on his own for just a little bit! He’s back on his side now, but seems to be gaining a little strength!

Yay! My quail had curled toes from being stuck in the egg and it fixed itself

 

[CaramelKittey]

Standing now and walking a bit!

 

[MeowthLover_ThatsRight]

Thanks all for your helpful responses! We just came back from feeding everybody and he was actually standing on his own for just a little bit! He’s back on his side now, but seems to be gaining a little strength!

Im so glad!! i had a hen with a bad leg myself. shes in my profile picture ^-^