Somethings wrong with this chick

[Athiena14]

It hatched sometime last night. It's not walking and holding its head weirdly. The other one that hatched with it is walking fine. Usually by now they are trying to run around in the incubator. What could be wrong?

 

[azygous]

It has splay leg and now is the time to treat it, not later.

 

[Athiena14]

It has splay leg and now is the time to treat it, not later.

How do I do that?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Nutrient deficit seems likely from behavior... I would directly dose a drop or so of poultry nutri drench for that babe.

I personally don't fix splay leg and consider it a valid reason to cull.

Still a beautiful chick!

 

[azygous]

TREATING SPLAY LEGS STEP-BY-STEP:

1. Use a self-adhesive medical wrap to create the hobble for the splay-legged chick. ...
2. Cut two short pieces of the self-adhesive medical wrap (“Vetrap”) into one inch pieces. ...
3. Next cut approximately six inches of the proper width Vetrap to be used as the actual hobble.

 

[azygous]

 

[Athiena14]

Nutrient deficit seems likely from behavior... I would directly dose a drop or so of poultry nutri drench for that babe.

I personally don't fix splay leg and consider it a valid reason to cull.

Still a beautiful chick!

I normally dont either. One of the last two that hatched are from my slw that was killed by a predator this month. I cant tell with one. Daddies Gene's seem to have over ruled hers and the barred rocks.

 

[Athiena14]

Okay. I'll have to go out for the supplies then

 

[coach723]

Looks like wry neck to me. I would supplement with Vitamin E and selenium to see if it corrects.
https://www.raising-happy-chickens.com/wry-neck.html

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Sorry for your loss.

Good luck treating!