After an agonizing, painful and non successful use of the band-aid or tape method for spraddle or splayed legs on my newborn Silkie chick, DH came up with an idea that cured after just 24 hours. This method could be used for any breed of chick, especially feathered leg breeds.
Get an elastic hair band like in the picture below.
Cut the metal part off. Tie the two open ends together securely. Cut a 2 inch piece of tape lengthwise. Twist the hair band several times in the middle and place the tape around the twist like below.
Place each leg of the chick in the looped ends. In the pic it's hard to see the right side leg but you get the idea.
I noticed the chick's corrected legs after 24 hours and removed the band. The chick walked perfectly after that. I'd just observe your chick each day to see how it's walking.
Get an elastic hair band like in the picture below.
Cut the metal part off. Tie the two open ends together securely. Cut a 2 inch piece of tape lengthwise. Twist the hair band several times in the middle and place the tape around the twist like below.
Place each leg of the chick in the looped ends. In the pic it's hard to see the right side leg but you get the idea.
I noticed the chick's corrected legs after 24 hours and removed the band. The chick walked perfectly after that. I'd just observe your chick each day to see how it's walking.
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