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

[kerrileeD]

she cant walk because the floor is to slick many people think using news paper is a great source of bedding when in fact its worse for the baby's because they cant hold there body's wile there developing leg strength you need to apply tape to the bottom of her feet make sure her toes are spread at the bottom and her legs are close together just one piece of electrical or painters tape works fine cut it larg enough so that both her feet fit on one piece of tape together not to close or to far and in a few days she will be walking perfectly.

 

[AngelLeePete]

We had the same issue, laid on its side for three days, we put its beak in water and it drank a little but would not eat, we then tried band-aiding its legs together but it was unable to get up so that was no solution. after three days we decided to make a sling out of a woman's nylon hose, we cut 5 holes for it head, wings and legs and then suspended it while letting it feet touch flat footed on the floor. We now were able to hand feed and water it. In the sling it kicked and spun, everyday we let it down to see if it could stand, on the 4th day it was standing but wobbling and falling over, we then let the sling down to put more weight on its legs, after another day it was standing. We took the sling off next day and it would stumble and fall forward and get back up again. After a week it was walking with a halt, now 2 weeks later it has made a full recovery.

Thanks for this!

 

[mg15]

Give him Save a Chick and pedialyte with a syringe. also egg yolk will build strenght, also put her into a small little animal carrier about the size of a gallon jug. with cloth.

 

[Krystallite17]

We had the same issue, laid on its side for three days, we put its beak in water and it drank a little but would not eat, we then tried band-aiding its legs together but it was unable to get up so that was no solution. after three days we decided to make a sling out of a woman's nylon hose, we cut 5 holes for it head, wings and legs and then suspended it while letting it feet touch flat footed on the floor. We now were able to hand feed and water it. In the sling it kicked and spun, everyday we let it down to see if it could stand, on the 4th day it was standing but wobbling and falling over, we then let the sling down to put more weight on its legs, after another day it was standing. We took the sling off next day and it would stumble and fall forward and get back up again. After a week it was walking with a halt, now 2 weeks later it has made a full recovery.

THANK YOU!! I am currently now going through this and was starting to lose hope! I have been taking care of it for 4 days now and can see he is healing from the dehydration but now cant stand but wants to play with the others.

 

[chicken_fun]

we have the same problem here!

 

[CapricornFarm]

I like that grippy shelf paper for footing for chicks. Also when I have chicks like that I put them in a tea cup with paper towel in it. They learn to support themselves without flopping over. Of course, you need to take them out to eat and drink. Good luck.

 

[Jeannine613]

I hatched out 12 in all. 11 are absolutely fine & thriving (gave 7 of them away), but the one I'm asking about was the last one that hatched. It is 2 weeks old today. I don't know what else to do for this baby. I've searched & searched the Internet & forum & haven't found anything quite like this.

This chick can't stand up or walk. It will try, but then falls over to its side (usually the right but sometimes the left). It kicks its legs trying to get up & sometimes does. He wants to be with the others so bad. I have him in a shoebox in the watermelon box brooder. He's gotten so used to that small space that he can manage to get up & lean on the side of the box (to his right) and walk to the little food dish I have in there for him. Then, he will lose his balance while eating & fall.

When he falls, he scoots around in a circle.

I tried the spraddle/splay leg bandaid treatment, but that isn't his problem so not sure if it would help. He can move better without it than with it.

He is extra hyper too...constantly chirping, wanting to get around but can't. Sometimes he will jump/fly into the watermelon box of shavings and really just goes uncontrollably in there. When he walks a little, it's VERY fast steps, then falls and scoots around in circles really fast (almost like a propellor or something & the wood shavings fly around everywhere & he has this little circle area totally cleared out where he has scooted around.

I've tried various things...the bandaid hobble, sav-a-chick in water, poly vi sol vitamin drops, Vitamin E, a little crushed Vitamin B12 sprinkled in his food, yogurt, egg yolk. I even bought bird vitamins and been giving him that some instead of the poly vi sol.

I've been doing "physical therapy" on him...practicing walking, trying to get him to slow down & let him get his balance first & get the right footing, but then when I let go, he falls quickly or he VERY FAST runs...not walks in an uncontrollable manner...never know where he's gonna go. If I happen to touch him on his right side when I think he's about to fall, that will make him go to the right like that uncontrollably & then he falls.

At first it was like he had right side weakness...because he kept his right wing tucked all the time, but now he spread his right wing.

Nothing really looks wrong with his feet or legs or hip bit not totally sure. I know now I'm afraid he's going to get his right foot deformed if this goes on...from him twirling himself in that box, evidently using his right foot to turn & turn, now it seems like his right leg & foot turns a little inward....like his hips might not be aligned right, but not sure.

When I hold him, bracing his back for him to walk, he's just trying full blast to walk but I'm trying to get him to get his footing first. I notice he will end up walking sideways to the left and his right foot will get on top of his left foot and he'll get them all jumbled up & then fall.

He's a feisty little hyper fellow. He eats & drinks ok (I have to take him to water cause I don't want him to drown n it.

Anything anyone can suggest? All appreciated.

I know this is is a 10 year old post but I was curious if you found anything that helped this chick . We have one doing the exact same thing.
Thanks!!

 

[ReiK]

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.

@FarmLife1994
Hi, i know it is way in the past year, but i have a 10week old chick who has the same problem as yours in the photo. Right leg back and left leg slipping front. I give her at first month vetracin classic then changed to vitminpro powder. We don't have pine shavings on our country, so i tried to place her on: paper, clothings, carton box, rice husk, rubber shelf liner, floor mats.. i was happy 2weeks ago as she starts standing up. but after she catches a cold a few days ago(but she's already healed from the colds), yesterday she returned to being unable to stand and left leg again is slipping front and side. Her right leg seems to be permanently damaged already being backwards. Please help me, i don't want to lose her... were you able to treat and how did you treat yours? Thank you very much. I badly needed help for her....

 

[Brandysgirls]

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.

Oh no that poor guy that's a horrible case of splay leg and I don't think that that could be fixed at this age but you might could try but if that ever happens again all you have to do is look up splay leg and you can just wrap a Band-Aid around both legs to hold them together a little bit for 24 hours and it'll make a full recovery but I don't know if you could do anything to help that one but that's got to be extremely painful I would just cull

 

[ElimAcres]

Has anyone determined what causes the problem with the chicks with what appears to be neurological issues? I also have one that lays on its side and struggles to right itself. When it tries by moving it's legs and flapping it's wings it ends up going in a circle while still lying on it's side. It will eventually get upright but can not stand. It eats and drinks and looks otherwise healthy. Has anyone determined what may have caused this?