Splayed legs

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laurenhill11245

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May 1, 2013
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So I've hatched some pheasant chicks, four have hatched so far, three are fine one has splayed legs I've read you put a plaster around there legs so thats what I have done. I was just wondering if I have done it right or should it be closer to the chicks feet?
 
I just dealt with a quail chick with the same problem and that looks right to me. Someone else may know better but that is my two cents. Good luck with that little nugget.
 
Thank you
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hes okay running about with it on! haha however I've done the same to another and he just flops constantly like hes dying
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Hi; We had a little Polish chick have spraddle legs and had success using the brace. The good thing is they grow so quickly so it only took about 7-10 days and she was walking around fine. You can't even tell now that she had a problem.

We did a couple of things;

We put a little band around each leg, Not too tight and not too lose.
From these two bands, we attached the piece that went from one leg to the other and made a loop around both legs. We then pressed the middle together.
The bands on each leg made it easy to take the band that wrapped around the entire legs easier to take off, and put on.
Each day we changed the larger band, and shrank the distance...so little by little she was standing more upright.

We did keep her with younger chicks (meaning she did not stay with her age group...)
We made sure none of the other chicks picked on her and they didn't bowl her over in their natural exuberance for life
We made sure there were only like 3-4 chicks in with her that were more quiet.
Food and water were within easy reach and we made sure she could eat without getting knocked over.
It took her a good week to start eating well and not be so tipsy.

I've attached a couple pictures that hopefully will help you. We gave her belly rubs after changing the band as she wasn't too happy about it. She would look down at her legs, like what did you do to me!? She toppled over a bit but quickly got the hang of it.
She is doing just fine now and the extra time and care she needed at the beginning worked

You are on the right track!

Karen










 

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