- Apr 26, 2012
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I received an order of 13 chicks from ideal poultry yesterday and one of them arrived with spraddle leg. I made a sort of hobble out of a sponge with 2 holes, it can stand up and sort of hop around, so idk if the spraddle leg will be fixed or not. But now it seems like the bigger problem is this chick hasn't pooped on its own since I got it. I tried giving it some olive oil, but it was very hard to do and most of it got on his face. His vent is not obstructed from the outside so it is not pasty butt. There was a large puffy lump under his vent and I was worried he would die if I did nothing, so I squeezed it (carefully) and a ton of poop came out. I had hope this would clear any blockage and he could poop on his own now, but he still hadnt about 5 hours later and he was eating and drinking (not as much as a normal chick tho because of its legs). I squeezed it again and more poop came out. I'm not sure why this chick cannot poop on its own. I know you're not supposed to squeeze it because it can cause damage but I didn't want to just let him die. Is there anything I can do to get him pooping on his own? I can't really squeeze it twice a day for the rest of its life
also does anyone know how long to leave the splint on for spraddle leg? If he makes it that long