Newly hatched chick can't stand help

Jamminjen

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Apr 12, 2025
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First time hatching chicks. One of them can't stand. They started hatching Wednesday night into Thursday early morning and continued Thursday and Friday. Most are black so I'm not sure which hatched which day but best guess is this one hatched Thursday. So 2 days old now. She can't stand at all, one foot stays mostly tucked to her belly, other is off to the side. She pushes around with both feet wings and head. Like doing the worm or a military crawl. Got a video showing kinda how she moves around but I don't think the site will let me load it. And a pic of what I think is the bad leg(knee?) Looks odd to me. I read about hobbling but idk if that's right for her?? Any ideas?
 

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I would clean the skin with disinfectant such as Betadine or Hibiclens. Is the scabbing do to rubbing or it is material from the egg touching the skin? Give the chick some vitamins with riboflavin, such as Poultry Cell 3 drops, baby liquid vitamins, or other vitamins or B complex. Check the label. Try moving the legs to stretch them out, and a warm shot glass or small wineglass may be used to stand the chick in. A chick sling also could be used. If there is no improvement in a couple of days, after feeding and watering the chick, it may be best for it to put it down.
 

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