Chick with leg issue

[Timbers Happy Hens]

I have this satin silkie chick that hatched under a broody hen yesterday and it’s unable to walk or stand. I brought it inside and gave it egg yolk as it clearly hadn’t eaten yet.
It lays on its side or its belly with its legs fully stretched out in front of it. When it does try to move it appears to be bicycling or pedaling backwards. I don’t think it’s spraddle leg bc when I do get its legs up underneath it, it immediately kicks them out in front again. It also anppears to be pretty lethargic. Any ideas or should I cull?

 

[SmiYa0126]

@Kiki any advice

 

[Kiki]

Poor thing. I'd end it's suffering.

 

[Timbers Happy Hens]

Poor thing. I'd end it's suffering.

Any idea what the cause might be? Hatch mates are thriving, but if this is avoidable I’d like to prevent it.

 

[Kiki]

Any idea what the cause might be? Hatch mates are thriving, but if this is avoidable I’d like to prevent it.

Anyone's guess. I'd guess the first thing to look at would be the health of its parents. Do they get good balanced nutrition.

 

[Timbers Happy Hens]

Anyone's guess. I'd guess the first thing to look at would be the health of its parents. Do they get good balanced nutrition.

They’re fed an all flock feed. Nutrenas naturwise. All flock since I have mommas with babies with my little layers. They do free range most of the day. Occasionally eggs get scrambled and fed back to them no more than 4 or 5 times a month. And I have a bowl of oyster shells for the layers.
I’ve hatched about 80 babies this spring and summer and haven’t had this happen. One splayed leg baby and a few caught a cold. But I haven’t seen this particular issue before.

 

[Muser]

Chicken's don't catch colds, they have respitory diseases and infections. Most common in Back Yard Flocks is Mycoplasma. If they free range and wild birds can land in the garden, they could catch it from there or new introduced birds into an exisiting flock. If one of your chickens has had it, the flock likely has it but would need to be assessed by a vet to be diagnosed. Maybe a respiritory infection has affected this chick. Don't take my word for it though, I'm not a vet, I've just had some first hand experience of resp issues in my flock.

 

[Timbers Happy Hens]

Chicken's don't catch colds, they have respitory diseases and infections. Most common in Back Yard Flocks is Mycoplasma. If they free range and wild birds can land in the garden, they could catch it from there or new introduced birds into an exisiting flock. If one of your chickens has had it, the flock likely has it but would need to be assessed by a vet to be diagnosed. Maybe a respiritory infection has affected this chick. Don't take my word for it though, I'm not a vet, I've just had some first hand experience of resp issues in my flock.

Thank you. By cold I mean they were kinda sneezy for a couple weeks. They were kept separate and given, vitamins electrolytes and probiotics. It went away rather quickly. No other respiratory symptoms were visible.