Baby Chick Deformed Help!!!!

farmgirl93

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Mar 23, 2017
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First ever hatch first chick out healthy and others are pippng away! But the second chick can't stand up one leg is deformed and stuck straight out backwards. I don't know what to do!!!!
 
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Greetings from Kansas, farmgirl, and
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! Happy you joined our flock but sorry to hear about your chick. You might inquire and post in the following two forums:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures
and
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/11/raising-baby-chicks
Best wishes - hope you get some good advice for your chick!
 
Hi and welcome to BYC - you have some great links from redsoxs already so I'll just say hello and hope that someone can help you out.

All the best
CT
 
He probably isn't deformed but, was stuck in a bad position in the egg. He may straighten out on his own but, just in case do post on the ER thread and you might also put "baby chick leg problems," in the search box. Some items should pop up.
 
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Best of luck with your chick, I hope the ER members can help you out.
 
G’Day from down under farmgirl93
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Welcome!

Aaaw, I am sorry to hear about your little one and hope that Diva is right and (s)he just has a ‘cramp-type’ thing going on.

I also hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out
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Howdy! Splay-legged chicks can be corrected with proper bandage support. However you must remember to not restrict blood supply and remember how quickly those little chicks grow. Vet Wrap is my favorite tape for this type of support. Be sure to stretch it before applying it. You can cut it to the size you need and is very lightweight. Good luck!
 
The chick didn't make it through the night even after we splinted bad leg to good. Mother nature's work at hand. So far rest of chicks healthy and happy! Thank you for all of the advice and links! So happy I joined this site. I love my chickens and can't wait to add these babies to the rest of the flock!
 

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