My 3 day old chick can’t walk! Please help!

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Found this one that I used from you tube.

Thank you so much!!

 

[BarnyardChaos]

I have just dealt with this very similar problem, in a chick that was less than a day old. I made a little sling with material stretched over the top of a cup with holes cut for the legs. Put her in the sling, and added another strip across her back to keep her in position - legs hanging down but touching the bottom of the cup. Dosed her a few times a day with Poly-Visol (without iron) on her beak. Taped tiny cups for food and water to the rim of the cup within reach. Put the whole cup and chick inside another bigger container so that it could be near heat in the brooder, but separated from other chicks.

See this post from @Wyorp Rock:

If I had a chick with leg issues, I'd give 1/4 tablet B-Complex which contains B2(Riboflavin). Dissolve the tablet in a tiny amount of water, then give her a few drops several times a day until you've given it all. Repeat.

PND or Poli-Vi-Sol are popular as well. PND does not contain B2(Riboflavin), I don't know about Poli-Vi-Sol (never used it). A couple of drops of either one 2X a day would be good too.

For the first couple of days after hatch, I usually provide electrolytes along with fresh water so they have a choice, but the chicks usually like the electrolytes.

My chick recovered after only a day of this and is doing fine.

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

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I have just dealt with this very similar problem, in a chick that was less than a day old. I made a little sling with material stretched over the top of a cup with holes cut for the legs. Put her in the sling, and added another strip across her back to keep her in position - legs hanging down but touching the bottom of the cup. Dosed her a few times a day with Poly-Visol (without iron) on her beak. Taped tiny cups for food and water to the rim of the cup within reach. Put the whole cup and chick inside another bigger container so that it could be near heat in the brooder, but separated from other chicks.

See this post from @Wyorp Rock:


My chick recovered after only a day of this and is doing fine.

Thank you so so much for your reply!! I will definitely do this. It is very encouraging to hear your chick is doing better now! I guess their legs just need a rest or something?

Will Nutridrench work instead of Poly-Visol? We are very rural and it’s hard to get things here when we need them. I could order it, but it would take at least a few days.

And we also use heating plates instead of a heat lamp….I have a portable white little heater, could this work? Is I put it near that?

Thank you so much for the help!

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

@Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

 

[Wyorp Rock]

What does the joint look like? Any swelling?
Can you feel her joint and compare it to another chick that has no issues?

Possibly Slipped Tendon (Perosis). If that's the case, then you can try correcting by splinting (not hobbling). Slipped Tendon can be hard to correct.

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

http://www.poultrypedia.com/poultry-podiatry

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

What does the joint look like? Any swelling?
Can you feel her joint and compare it to another chick that has no issues?

Possibly Slipped Tendon (Perosis). If that's the case, then you can try correcting by splinting (not hobbling). Slipped Tendon can be hard to correct.

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

http://www.poultrypedia.com/poultry-podiatry

Thank you a lot for the help! I checked her joint, and it seems normal. I will get a picture as soon as I can to see if you can see any swelling. My friend said it could be splayed leg, so I treated it with a bandaid and putting the legs together-it seems to be walking a bit better. Could this be the issue?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It's possible the leg is splayed. Usually if that's the problem the bandaid/hobbling should correct the issue in a day.
She can bend the joint and stand on the leg?


https://the-chicken-chick.com/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it/

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

It's possible the leg is splayed. Usually if that's the problem the bandaid/hobbling should correct the issue in a day.
She can bend the joint and stand on the leg?


https://the-chicken-chick.com/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it/

Thank you very much! I will look at that article. I’ve had the bandaid on for a day, and she is a lot better, tho not perfect yet. Yeah, she can bend the joint and can sometimes stand on it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How is she doing now?