Please help! New chick can't walk

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We had a chick hatch last night and it can't or won't walk. It sits on it's butt with it's legs sticking out in front of it. Will it grow out of this or is this a fatal problem?

 

[thebanthams]

look up straddle legs on BYC theres tips how to bandage their legs to make them walk again.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hi, sorry to hear! I have links saved for braces examples, easy to do.....in this Article at the bottom....https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101 here they are.....

CHICKEN ORTHOPEDICS ~ (I have these saved in my favorites for hatch)

https://sites.google.com/a/larsencreek.com/chicken-orthopedics/leg-braces
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/72885/boot-for-curled-toes-on-3-month-old-chicken-update-w-pics
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it.html

GOOD Luck n let me know how it goes!

what bedding did u use in brooder?

We had a chick hatch last night and it can't or won't walk. It sits on it's butt with it's legs sticking out in front of it. Will it grow out of this or is this a fatal problem?