Help...chick hatched and can't stand up

[chickmomma5683]

I just had one of my baby chicks hatch in the incubator and it can't stand up...flops around and its feet won't unfold. They were tiny eggs so I think it couldn't turn around in the egg, I had to help it out bc it wasn't positioned right. How do I help it stand up? So worried

 

[melaniekemp]

Hey there. It's normal that a chick can't stand up right away. You're doing great. Long as it's breathing you're good for now. Let it dry out and get its sea legs.

 

[chickmomma5683]

Hey there. It's normal that a chick can't stand up right away. You're doing great. Long as it's breathing you're good for now. Let it dry out and get its sea legs.

 

[chickmomma5683]

Ok thanks. I was reading a lot about it and someone said to put it in a cup lined with tissue or paper towels to make it stand up. It's already dried out.

 

[melaniekemp]

If it's completely dry and still doesn't stand maybe we should look into this. Does it eat or drink at all? I mean since it doesn't walk you'd have to offer. Have any other chicks hatched? Sometimes they just need hive mind to get them in the mood. Heh. How long has it been hatched out for?
I had a couple like this in the past. I hatch sizzles. When this has happened I had to implement the sizzle shot glass. Lol

 

[chickmomma5683]

If it's completely dry and still doesn't stand maybe we should look into this. Does it eat or drink at all? I mean since it doesn't walk you'd have to offer. Have any other chicks hatched? Sometimes they just need hive mind to get them in the mood. Heh. How long has it been hatched out for?
I had a couple like this in the past. I hatch sizzles. When this has happened I had to implement the sizzle shot glass. Lol

 

[chickmomma5683]

You put it in a shot glass? Did you put paper towels in there too?

 

[melaniekemp]

Yup. One paper towel folded in the bottom for traction and catching poops. But mine was a silkie so it was tiny. What breed is yours?

 

[chickmomma5683]

Yup. One paper towel folded in the bottom for traction and catching poops. But mine was a silkie so it was tiny. What breed is yours?

 

[chickmomma5683]

Rhode Island Red, it's really small bc the egg was really small. They had only been laying for a month or so.