Day old chick. Lethargic and splay leg. Where can I put it?

[Ejmaggz]

One of my silkies hatched but it has splay leg and seems lethargic. It has been in the incubator for 24 hrs now. I used vet wrap to make a splint for its legs but it still hasn’t walked. I tried sugar water and it seems to perk up for a second then lays back down. The other chicks went to a broody mom. It won’t be safe in a brooder box if it can’t walk and get away from the heat plate etc. But he can’t stay in the incubator forever.

What’s next? Completely new situation for me.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It was not necessary to "delete" your other thread....

If the chick can't walk, then it's not going to be safe with the broody hen. You will have to put the chick in a brooder with a heat source, monitor her so she's not overheating.

Give her drops of fluid as suggested in the other thread that I posted on...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/delete.1619107/

 

[Ejmaggz]

It was not necessary to "delete" your other thread....

If the chick can't walk, then it's not going to be safe with the broody hen. You will have to put the chick in a brooder with a heat source, monitor her so she's not overheating.

Give her drops of fluid as suggested in the other thread that I posted on...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/delete.1619107/

Sorry. There weee changes from my initial post but it still hadn’t had any replies in 12 hours. I was trying to create a whole new post but then I could r delete the old one. Didn’t realize that wasn’t an option. .

I replied to the other post. Thank you!