Help a baby chick not doing well

[Everose]

Has there been any improvement?

 

[Mutchi]

sounds like the little chick might need shoes and you shouldnt worry about food yet they are still living off of the yolk they had absorbed during hatching!

 

[Bunnybryn]

I had a chick that hatched weird and she was like that for two days. Curled toes and hop/shuffling. After a couple days she got better and better. Started walking normally but only a few inches and would rest. After 5 days or so she was fine!

 

[Pyxis]

For curled toes you have to make shoes to correct them. You can do this when they're young and their bones are still malleable but if you wait too long the bones will harden and it will be too late, so I'd get shoes on her ASAP.

Like this:

You use two layers of band-aid. Cut the layers to size, then stick the toes onto the first layer in the correct positions. Then put the second layer of band-aid on top to hold them in place.

Leave on a few days, then take it off and the toes should be good to go.

 

[Mutchi]

For curled toes you have to make shoes to correct them. You can do this when they're young and their bones are still malleable but if you wait too long the bones will harden and it will be too late, so I'd get shoes on her ASAP.

Like this:

You use two layers of band-aid. Cut the layers to size, then stick the toes onto the first layer in the correct positions. Then put the second layer of band-aid on top to hold them in place.

Leave on a few days, then take it off and the toes should be good to go.

Yes!