Newly hatched chick leg not working...

[Allie Grace Sanders]

One of my chicks just hatched in the incubator, and his leg his not really working. He is trying to get up, but he can't. Is this normal? If not, is there any way to fix it? Its not splayed leg I don't think, though.

 

[Eggcessive]

Try some chick vitamins that have riboflavin (vitamin B2) such as Poultry Cell or SaveChick. Try standing the little one in a tiny glass or cup padded with cloth to get it standing in the brooder or incubator. It could possibly have a slipped tendon or dislocated hip if it doesn’t improve in a day or so.

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

I have some save-a-chick on hand, so I will try that and the glass cup.

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

Here is what it looks like.

 

[Eggcessive]

That could be a slipped tendon. Slipped tendon might be fixable in a some cases. If it is a leg bone deformity, it might not be treatable. Here is some reading about a chick with slipped tendon:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/peachick-with-slipped-tendon.1092979/
This has some info on fixing a slipped tnedon in the second paragraph:
https://www.chickenheavenonearth.co...u-can-do-to-help-chicken-heaven-on-earth.html

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

Mine looks even, not slipped to me. It looks like it’s more toward the hip. Will treating it like splayed leg work?

 

[Eggcessive]

I just don’t have an answer for you.