Cleopatra, my Easter Egger who walks like an Egyptian

Hello, I have a chick Approx 2 mo old with a slipped tendon, her hock is swelled 2ce the norm and the joint has rotated outward I have researched and taken her to 2 different Vets, the 2cnd over 60 miles one way, he taped her up, trying to encourage leg to straiten. 1 week today I cut it off could allready see no Results, None! Only help is getting it off so she can use her hopping leg. I am clueless now? I have over $100 invested with no results She has niacin added to her Game bird grower. I couldn't find poly vi sol, and This vet said No on that, ( I was getting it regardless) he said to get Game bird for added protein and continue with Niacin the first Vet told me to try, and find a specialist Vet. She needs Surgery The 2cnd Vets Ofc told me they did surgery on birds all the time, however the Vet said they didn't ? And it wouldn't work.!So.... any advice is welcomed. I am thinking making her a boot like to house the useless foot, sort of like a stump, How to do that has me stumped. Her leg is shit, she no longer bears weight it may as well be amputated? HELP! If there is any???? Btw her name Cinnamon my lil bratty Squawking bird. She is Reddish Brown with different browns on her wing tips. She was in a tank of assorted pullets, I grabbed the orangey yellow and a black with creamy yellow Who died 2 days after they saw the first Vet She live with us now. HELP

markie719 said:

Hello, I have a chick Approx 2 mo old with a slipped tendon...

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I had a Delaware chick with a slipped tendon that would put zero weight on it (her foot had twisted basically upside down). We found a avian specialty vet who usually works with parrots but also had experience with chickens. They were able to get the tendon (and foot) back in place after sedating her and didn't have to do surgery. She had a walking book cast and was eating and drinking well. Not sure how much that helps but finding a vet that really knew birds was helpful.

Unfortunately in my case the hock of her other leg went out and we decided to let her go since she would never be able to walk and she was clearly not happy about that. I think when all was said and done we spent almost $400 on her. Every situation is different, my Delaware was going to me a large bird so the vet said she'd have a lot of issues with only one leg since there would be so much weight on it. Though it seems our girl Daisy was destined for a short and very spoiled life, it was more than she would have gotten if I left her in the sick tank at the feed store where I had been working. Even though it didn't work out for Daisy, it wasn't an experience I regret, since we could afford it at the time we did all we could for her.

Side Note: The avian vet was the second vet we went to after, the first suggested the avian vet would have more experience but still offered to correct the leg with surgery for around $700. So we went to the avian vet who knew more and actually cost less for procedures since they had the expertise about what they were doing.