Chick leg injured

Btw, this is more of what she does if I leave her to her own devices...BUT, it doesn't seem to be this....there's no snapping of the ligament when I bend her leg, but I don't know, that's why I am having the vet come out as soon as he can make it out. If it's a tendon thing, and I'm treating for vitamin defeciency, it is most likely too late to fix, but I'm going to keep on with the vitamins...

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And sorry from so many typos in previous osteoporosis, I was really tired typing that last night. That picture is of her shim sham chair. Her feet dangle below, but she is cradled in the opening and I made a sort of harness to hold her in place...paper towels below so she can freely go to tell bathroom, and there is a pillow case folded all around for a cushion. It's hard to see it, but I didn't make it for looks I made it to be as comfy as possible, and easy for me to take error out and move her legs. When I hold her, I put my hand in between her legs and let her legs hang straight down on each side. See can move them from the hip joint, as she tends to flick them about when she doesn't feel balanced, but she can't move them at the hock, or her foot. It seems like they move by themselves as she will be sleeping, or resting and they vibrate. I manipulate her legs and bend them they way they should naturally, but I get some resistance when I get them into the position they would be if she were perching, and resting on her feet, or a roost. When I feel error legs, it's weird, her leg feels like it is buzzing or vibrating. She will move them like paddles (from the hip) but that is about it. Her toes move ever so slightly, they don't curl under, but they face under.

The buzzing or vibrating might mean something. Avian encephalomyelitis (AE) is a virus that affects chicks within their first 3-4 weeks, and can cause tremors, especially when they are placed on their backs in the palm of your hand. The literature describes it more of head tremors though. Chicks lose control of their legs, and may end up on their sides. I will send some reading about that.
 

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