PLEASE HELP! Young chick can't stand or walk without help!

[FarmLife1994]

My 8 week old chick is having a hard time walking and standing to. She eats and drinks fine, and she is chirping and energetic, she just can't walk or stand.

 

[mg15]

Give him Nutri Drench on the tongue. right away.
He needs vitamins, the B vitamins and niacin.

 

[Chris Bender]

I have a little banty with the exact same thing. He's about 5 weeks old and looks almost like yours in the picture. Legs just stretched out, very alert and energetic. What did you do? Did it work?

 

[NewhAtch3r]

HVing same problem with a day old guy had to seperate him he keeps flipping over on back and can't get up can anyone advise it is a quail btw.

 

[Eggcessive]

HVing same problem with a day old guy had to seperate him he keeps flipping over on back and can't get up can anyone advise it is a quail btw.

Electrolytes in his water, and give it to him with a dropper if he won't drink when you dip his beak. Do this as often as possible through the night until you see him respond. Use SaveAChick or other similar brand with vitamins.

 

[NewhAtch3r]

Electrolytes in his water, and give it to him with a dropper if he won't drink when you dip his beak. Do this as often as possible through the night until you see him respond. Use SaveAChick or other similar brand with vitamins.

Ok unfortunately I don't have that brand it's midnight here and I don't think he will make the night anything at home I can supplement with electrolights I do have cod liver oil in capsules if he makes the night I'll go get what you said I have been watering him with eye dropper already he kept flipping over with his legs lime for a long time he's either really tired now or almost dead because he's on his side sleeping I just hope he makes it thanks for advise.

 

[Foghorn754]

I heard Gatorade added to the water helps

 

[Foghorn754]

Lost my precious Silkie last night! So sad.

 

[kerrileeD]

A few days ago i went to go purchase 8 baby well summer chicks and wile there this guy had a baby peacock chick he said i could have it he thought it was going to dye any way. i love peacocks and i am too stubborn to let it die. so first thing i did was give it a boost of energy 1 tsp of sugar in a 8 ounce glass of luke warm tap water and the baby drank after i just dipped the tip of its beak in not to deep or it will drown on his nasals. then i got a pair of scissors and cut a piece of tape i spread out his feet and placed his spread out feet on to the tape carefully keeping his middle toe strait to his knees and i places his legs closer together as close as another chicks legs that was walking fin i examined how far apart they should be or close to it. then i left the tape on and i kept taking it to the water and helping it feed and drink for a few hours then i left him be with the tape all night when i woke up in the am he was standing up straight so i took the tape off and low and behold he was walking. i noticed today his legs still are not straight yet so i applied the tape again this time straightening them even better so tomorrow when i wake up he should be as good as new. i hope this works for you it will help train his legs and feet for balancing and if the tape is on long enough it will keep it perfect for him tape is like training wheels some chicks need them. just do not use duct tape it will hurt the baby chick and could peel off there thin fragile skip i used painters tape or electrical tape works just fine painters tape works the best as it isn't as slippery as the electrical tape. every day keep adjusting the feet to fit nicely spread out on to the tape with his legs spread our evenly the tape is only attached to the bottom of there feet so try to spread the toes out like a ducks webbed feet i hope this helps if you want i can show you a picture of my peacock with tape on his feet if you would like. if this baby lives i will be taking it back to James to show him this free bird he gave me i was able to save it and i will give it back to him but he doesn't know that lol good luck dear my heart goes out to you and your baby chick.

 

[kerrileeD]

just get some tape place his feet on the tape with his toes spread out leaving the thump nail in the back only on the bottom of the feet is wear the tape should be one small piece place both legs close together and leave the tape on for 24 hours and take it off help it eat re tape it for another 24 hours each time spreading his feet flat and toes spread i did this to a free baby peacock some one gave to me because they felt it was going to die from not being able to walk i all so gave it some sugar in luke warm tap water to give it a boost of energy to help him strengthen and have energy to move only give the sugar water once when starting the tape it helps form the legs to grow correctly its like training wheels for them. if you want me to show you i will send a pic.