Help! Is this curled toe?

[The Ranch Girl]

Please tell me how to help this chick! What can I do? Its toes are curled and it isn’t able to walk. It just hatched about an hr ago. I’ve seen this happen online before. This is the only chick out of all the eBay eggs we ordered (blue laced red wyandottes) that actually hatched. I really want to fix this!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How is your chick doing?
Can she stand and walk?

It's hard to tell, but possibly curled toes or some other leg issues.

I'd get a bottle of B-Complex, dissolve 1/4 tablet into a small amount of water and give her drops throughout the day until she's consumed it all. Repeat daily for a week.

See that she's drinking and eating.

If the toes are still curled, tape them flat. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...s-with-tape-picture-tutorial-and-video.75247/

 

[The Ranch Girl]

How is your chick doing?
Can she stand and walk?

It's hard to tell, but possibly curled toes or some other leg issues.

I'd get a bottle of B-Complex, dissolve 1/4 tablet into a small amount of water and give her drops throughout the day until she's consumed it all. Repeat daily for a week.

See that she's drinking and eating.

If the toes are still curled, tape them flat. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...s-with-tape-picture-tutorial-and-video.75247/

She is alive but can not walk at all. One of her legs stays back wards. I taped her toes and wraped her legs together like you do with splayed leg. Except that one leg that stays behind her. Now pushes both legs back. I’ve never seen anything like this.
I’m hoping she gets better. I don’t have B complex tables but I do have the liquid kind. How would I go about administering that? And thank you for your response. I’ve been going frantic.

 

[CalgaryFarmer]

I think you need to tape both feet. I use the sticky part of a bandaid. On top and below the foot. It only took about 12 hours to fix the foot. Be careful when removing, start at the back of the foot and pull the bandaid gently forward to remove.

If she is not able to walk at all then that may be problem. Try to get her to stand up by supporting some of her weight if you are able.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She is alive but can not walk at all. One of her legs stays back wards. I taped her toes and wraped her legs together like you do with splayed leg. Except that one leg that stays behind her. Now pushes both legs back. I’ve never seen anything like this.

Can you feel if the tendon is slipped? This may be why the legs stay backwards.
Hard to know, if it's slipped, then hobbling will not help.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/peachick-with-slipped-tendon.1092979/

Possible it's a leg bone deformity or other leg condition. With tiny chicks it can be hard to tell. You may find that she needs time in chick chair to get upright so she can eat/drink.

I'm not sure how much of those vitamins to give. She's so tiny, I'd probably give her 1 drop twice a day.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/peachick-with-slipped-tendon.1092979/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...and-caring-for-the-special-needs-chick.72163/