Is my chick ok?

[FarmFam6]

One of my chicks has hatched and it is beautiful but one of its legs seems to not be working and it looks like it has a scratch on the knee, what should i do?

 

[Poultry parent]

does the leg hurt when you gently move it? can the chick move the leg on it's own? also clean the scratch and isolate the chick as the other chicks will peck at blood and make it worse

 

[FarmFam6]

does the leg hurt when you gently move it? can the chick move the leg on it's own? also clean the scratch and isolate the chick as the other chicks will peck at blood and make it worse

The chick does seem to be hurt when i gently touch it and it can move the top part but it cant move its foot or the leg above the foot. Do you want pictures?

 

[jalovestar]

Can you send a picture?

 

[FarmFam6]

Can you send a picture?

Yes, here they are, can you tell me what i should do? That one leg doesn't work but its perfectly fine everywhere else.

 

[FarmFam6]

Please anyone, the chick is dying.

 

[emmarouth17]

I'm so sorry will your chick eat and drink?

 

[jennyf]

So the leg is something that happened during development, do you think? I wonder if he might have other issues going on too. I believe you could put a boot on the foot to help correct it but that might not be the biggest problem.

 

[FarmFam6]

Dont worry, hes dead. Thanks for the help though.

 

[jennyf]

I'm so sorry for your loss.