Poorly chick, scab on belly & sometimes clicky breathing. Anything I should do?

The last of my chicks has appeared to hatch. It wasnt moving for ages other than breathing and was making a strange clicky sound when doing so. There is also a scab on his/her belly along with a slightly bald patch. Is there anything I should do to help? The others that hatched are all up and about feeding and drinking nicely. I left this one in the incubator about half a day longer than the others.

The only thing I have done so far is patted its belly with a weak salt water solution and also fed it water and pasted chick crumb using a cotton ear bud cleaner. The chick seems strong enough to chirp loudly at times and almost can stand up but often falls over and goes to sleep. Im worried it wont survive as he/she canot eat or drink for themself.

Any advice is greatly appreciated, thanks

Thanks for the prompt reply, I did think so. Since feeding it seems to have its head up now rather than down and seems to be alert with eyes open but your right I dont think it will have a very happy life in the state its in. Its a shame as its got the best markings out of the marans that have hatched.

I shall leave the chick 24 more hours to see if it gains walking ability then if not luck and you dont see me asking for advice here then ive probably culled it. Whats the best culling method for chicks this young (48hours old)?

Thanks

see a similar post (scroll down to grannieannie's response)

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=93340.msg1038841#msg1038841

For future reference, the scabby tummy is from the last of the absorption of yolk.

I've found any chicks which hatch with a wet or very distended tummy don't thrive.  It's almost as if they have hatched a bit too early.

I normally give them 24 hours to perk up but if they haven't rallied, then I cull immediately.

Hi nuzuki,
Sorry about your chick 

Once the chicks have hatched you do not need any humidity. Also you may find it helpful to add some cider apple vinigar to the chicks water. I find it is really helpful, my chicks also do really well on it it helps to regulate the ph balance of the gut. I add 5ml to 1ltr of water.

Also for the first week or so make sure you check their bums, they can sometimes paste up  :blink:

Hope all goes well