Splayed legs?

[Jayzandra]

This little guy took a really long time to hatch. After making no progress for about two days I decided to assist. Now that he's dry his legs are stuck in front of him. How do I fix this? BTW, he's been on that rubber matting you use to line drawers with and the rest of the chicks are all ok. Also, I wasn't poking the baby hard, just touching him.

 

[Jayzandra]

I tried taping the legs together but they were still stuck in front of him.

 

[Jayzandra]

Well, what we ended up doing was kind of like physical therapy. We would hold her with her legs pressed back and up against her body, like a squat. She can now stand and walk around, but if she gets flipped over on her back she still can't right herself.