Please help! What should I do?

[micmse]

I am a classroom teacher and have been hatching for 6 years. Today my teammate and I went in to clean out the incubators to find a chick peeping! The eggs had finished hatching by Wed. and we didn't hear this little one over the cheeps of all the others. I very slowly and carefully freed him from his shell as he was supper glued in there. It has drunk some water and it sitting up on its own. The problem is it feet. They are all curled up, I guess from being in that position too long, and can't really walk.

I was going to try and clean more stuff off him to see if that helps or should I contact a local vet and take it in to make sure its feet are ok?

Thanks,
Stephanie

 

[rebeccakeesee]

Alot of people make shoes from cardboard. Usually it trains their lil feet quickly

 

[micmse]

Thank you for your reply. I made the little "shoes" out of cardboard but when I stepped out for lunch he passed away. I think he got on his back and then couldn't get himself up. I was so sad and felt really horrible about it.

Stephanie

 

[rebeccakeesee]

Sorry to hear the bad news.