Late chick deformed?!??

[Poultry_guy]

the chick is really dry and it cant walk and has a red stub

 

[Alaskan]

Is it trying to walk at all?

Did you get it to eat and drink?

Did you get any Save-a-chick or some similar booster into it?

 

[Mosey2003]

i did clean the incubator. when i tried to make it stand one foot was lacking while the other had strength. it doesn't have balance

Does the weak foot have the toes all curled up? If so, you can do a search on here and find how to make it a little boot to straighten the toes out. You want to do that ASAP for best results.

When you say it came out dry, was it all kind of crusty, with its fluff matted down? That plus the foot thing can happen in late eggs lacking humidity. Personally, if they're crusty like that, I'd wash them off in warm water under the tap, then use paper towels to gently absorb water off them. Then you could either use a blow dryer on 'low' carefully, or put it back into a hot incubator to dry.

 

[Poultry_guy]

I got him some sugar water. And I put him in the brooder but in a separate area. One of the things I noticed is it’s head I really wobbly

 

[Poultry_guy]

I might cull him

 

[Bug n Flock]

If you think that is the kindest option, it may very well be. Never an easy choice to make, but sometimes it must be done.

 

[Alaskan]

I might cull him

If the sugar water and time hasn't helped him to pep up, that might be the best option.

 

[Poultry_guy]

He just died. something in him popped it’s all wet. He died in his sleep

 

[Alaskan]

He just died. something in him popped it’s all wet. He died in his sleep

Nice that you didn't have to do it.

Thanks for the update.

 

[MelissaRose]

He just died. something in him popped it’s all wet. He died in his sleep

So sorry! He/she might have developed funny and that could have caused him/her to hatch late and then die.