Help, 5 day old chick cant walk, seems in pain

Dmt0904

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Apr 8, 2025
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Hi,
I got my chick on the day she was hatched, she was completely normal for the first two days and then I noticed she couldn’t walk. It seemed to be mainly affecting one leg at first but I noticed it is both. I made foot boots from bandaids and she was curling both feet. I separated her from the rest and began giving her poultry cell in her water. I have to bring it up to her as she doesn’t tend to move around much, she is drinking it and will eat a bit when I offer out of my hand. She sleeps a lot and doesn’t try to get up much. She peeps a lot even when she is trying to sleep. I’m at a loss of what else to do, I feel so bad for her. Any recommendations? I will attach a video.
 
Hello, if you aren't able to post the video here, you can post it to youtube and then post the link here.
Do her legs appear normal, or does it just seem to be affecting her feet?
 
Can you give the Poultry Cell directly into her beak 1/2 ml daily? Then offer water and some mushy wet chick feed and a little mixed raw egg. Drip water to her beak or dip her water into it. Dip her beak into dry crumbles as well to teach her to eat. Please post pictures of her feet and legs. I don’t see a video, but they can be uploaded to YouTube or similar site with a link here. The Poultry Cell has riboflavin (B2) which NutriDrench dies not, and that can help treat curled under toes or walking on hocks (symptoms of riboflavin deficiency.) Leg issues, such as slipped tendon, and leg bone deformities (varus or valgus deformity) can all be common in chicks. Few of those may be treated successfully.
 

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