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YAY!!! Precious!
 
My chicks have finally started to hatch out and I have about 6 of them so far. But one of the chicks is on its back, and can not seem to get rolled over. I have not opened the incubator, as I still have others that need to hatch. But I am very concerned for this chick and do not know what I should do for it. Anyone ever had this happen, should I open it as fast as I can to get the chick rolled over off of it's back? Thanks
 
AuntNomi said:
My chicks have finally started to hatch out and I have about 6 of them so far. But one of the chicks is on its back, and can not seem to get rolled over. I have not opened the incubator, as I still have others that need to hatch. But I am very concerned for this chick and do not know what I should do for it. Anyone ever had this happen, should I open it as fast as I can to get the chick rolled over off of it's back? Thanks
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Congrats. Sometimes, when they are newly hatched you'll get one that somehow manages to flip itself over before getting used to it's legs, but a lot of times it can be a sign of a more pressing matter. A good share of the time it can be caused from spraddle leg. Once you feel comfortable enough to flip it back, look at it's legs. If the leg(s) are out to the side instead of under him, then that's probably what you are looking at and why it's ending up on it's back. If the legs look ok, but it's head keeps going up and back throwing it off balance, then you are possibly looking at wry neck, also known as stargazing. Both occurrences have treatment.
 
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Congrats. Sometimes, when they are newly hatched you'll get one that somehow manages to flip itself over before getting used to it's legs, but a lot of times it can be a sign of a more pressing matter. A good share of the time it can be caused from spraddle leg. Once you feel comfortable enough to flip it back, look at it's legs. If the leg(s) are out to the side instead of under him, then that's probably what you are looking at and why it's ending up on it's back. If the legs look ok, but it's head keeps going up and back throwing it off balance, then you are possibly looking at wry neck, also known as stargazing. Both occurrences have treatment.
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It happens to me with ducklings some times, especially newly hatched. They don't always have the required coordination "out of the box" to get themselves back over. Sometimes it turns out to be a splay and sometimes it's nothing but a bird that is new to being a bird and is adorably bad at doing so. (no wry neck for me yet, but that definitely causes balance issues too.)

Once you take it out look it over for leg and neck issues. Take photos if you're not sure.
 
Thanks for the replies, I did happen to get the chick flipped over the right way and since has been sleeping. It seemed to be wobbling at first but then layed down so we will see how it goes. I will let ya know.
 

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