What happened??

[Chicky Mama]

So 3 weeks ago we hatched our first incubator chicks. The last one had trouble hatching due to low humidity and had a folded foot that I fixed. The other day when I was checking on them my little runt is now very unstable and taking headers all over the place,it's like someone wacked him in the head with a brick. I have no clue what happened to it it was fine one day and now it's like some nuerological disorder suddenly popped up.Out of the 4 frizzle chickies it's the only white one that's frizzled and I don't want to lose it. It's a bit smaller than the other 3 but it's been growing just fine. I just don't understand what the heck happened to it,now I'm expecting that it'll die.

Have any of you had this happen?

 

[faykokoWV]

possibly the runt had some non visible deformity that's causing it not to develop right? Sometimes I think there's just no way to tell. What interventions have you done for it so far?

 

[Chicky Mama]

I haven't done anything really. I foregot to mention that when it hatched I noticed a bubble like bump on it's shoulder that I'm wondering if that could cause anything like pinching off a nerve??
I also wonder if it may have been smothered one nite and has brain damage,but it's still wanting to eat and drink.It'll flap around the brooder & get to the food & water,but after a sip or two it'll goto sleep rite there. I've notice that it's foot is curled up when resting and the legs just vibrate. When I let go of it it's head & chest take him down and it falls over on it's side.It's still thriving but it's sad to watch and I don't know what to do other than possibly having to kill it. I don't think it's something that's gonna get better and I don't know what happened, he was totally fine until last wednesday.

 

[faykokoWV]

sorry, its doesn't sound good.

I could be a heart deformity? As the chick grows the heart may not be able to support the growing body? I really don't know. You said it was "thriving" but if its unable to stand up and wobbly, I wouldn't consider that exactly thriving.

If it were mine, I'd do exactly what you're doing. Give it good care, sit back and see what happens. I guess some would cull, but if they are just for pets, why not let it be.