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Hey there! I had a similar situation that was touch and go for a long time but has a happy ending. I have linked the post here. It has a lot of details. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/urgent-set-slipped-tendon-in-chick-and-now-leg-badly-swollen.1511472/#post-25406797

Hey there! I had a similar situation that was touch and go but has a happy ending. I have included the post here, it has a lot of details. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/urgent-set-slipped-tendon-in-chick-and-now-leg-badly-swollen.1511472/#post-25406797

Hey there! Similar situation here that was touch and go but turned out ok. I have linked my post here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/urgent-set-slipped-tendon-in-chick-and-now-leg-badly-swollen.1511472/#post-25406797

Well folks, I am overjoyed to report that my baby is doing much better. We ended up going to the vet, and it turns out we have a rotated femur situation. This is a birth defect, and would require surgery, but the nearest surgical center that will take a chicken is UC Davis, and that is many...

Here's a pic of the swelling now. Please note the goop is the antibacterial ointment. She is moving her toes on her bad leg a little and sometimes she raises the knee a little in the right non-slipped-tendon way, but she mostly holds it back in this straight position. It is heartbreaking to hear...

I will add that we had to splint her leg straight, as the tendon immediately moved out of position if we tried to splint it in a bent position. We suspected there was simply no hock groove on her leg yet, and that's why it could not stay in place. Here's a picture of our setup.

Hi there! I suspect the joint swelled after placement of the splint, and this may have caused some loss of circulation. However, the toes did not become purple (as they did when I tried vet wrap and it proved to be too tight). So I don't think it's the entire issue. She has been suspended in her...

Hello BYC! I have a week+ old black copper marans chick whose slipped tendon was reset at about 5 days of age, and who was placed in a sling with a loose splint made of part of a silicone straw, but whose leg is now badly swollen. There is no sign of infection and there is circulation without...