Duckling with a dislocated ankle how to fix?

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Hi first time Hatcher and just to be clear (I had people yell at me for it) yes I "assisted" a hatch but I did not force hatch it. It was in the egg for three days and began peeping softly I took a flashlight to look for blood vessels I didn't see any. I took tweezers and helped take off the hard shell so he could push himself out. when I realized he couldn't do it and began peeping softly again I took off carefully the membrane without a bleed out and he used his good leg to get himself out. he was halfway in the egg still so I put him in the incubator and I went to bed the next morning he was only using one leg. So to cut this story shorter here's a pic. I helped others hatched and they are fine so is this normal can I fix it? I'm really scared cuz I don't want this to be serious.
 

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Hi first time Hatcher and just to be clear (I had people yell at me for it) yes I "assisted" a hatch but I did not force hatch it. It was in the egg for three days and began peeping softly I took a flashlight to look for blood vessels I didn't see any. I took tweezers and helped take off the hard shell so he could push himself out. when I realized he couldn't do it and began peeping softly again I took off carefully the membrane without a bleed out and he used his good leg to get himself out. he was halfway in the egg still so I put him in the incubator and I went to bed the next morning he was only using one leg. So to cut this story shorter here's a pic. I helped others hatched and they are fine so is this normal can I fix it? I'm really scared cuz I don't want this to be serious.
I think it's a dislocated leg I don't know how to fix it I'm really scared that I'll mess up and break it or it will loose it's leg forever. I looked up the anatomy skeletal system (not a vet but am in school for ultrasound tech) I'm afraid he's too small or I'm not going to do this right. If I'm wrong please tell me.
 
Okay just because people might be looking for answers. I took it to a small animal Dr and he said it's a birth defect at least I know it's nothing serious. He has a hard time eating and drinking without me helping him and he only wants to sleep in my hand am I taking care of him correctly?
 

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