5 day old chick with leg broken/splayed/dislocated

[blriehl]

What's wrong with this chicks leg? I've had him for 5 days and Monday is when I noticed his leg out of place... It wasn't always this bad. It doesn't seem to cause any pain and I had it in hobbles for a day but when I went to change the wrap it looked like it was worse. What can I do??

 

[airybee]

It looks like a slipped tendon or a disease called perosis. I can't be too sure because I have no personal experience with it. But researched it a lot when one of my own chicks was injured. People do have some success with treating it early. There is probably more info around here on the forums if you look up slipped tendon or perosis. Good Luck!

 

[katbriar]

The most helpful site I've seen for chick leg problems:

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

Hopefully you can find info there that matches your chick's condition.

 

[Eggcessive]

It looks like slipped tendon, but you should search here on BYC and Google it for pictures to make sure. It is not always successfully treated, but if you can keep putting the tendon back in place and wrapping, it may work. Give chick vitamins in the water in case of deficiency. Here are some links:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/756556/slipped-tendon-splayed-leg-confused

 

[Aacre]

When you move the chick's splayed leg to the normal position, do you feel a pop in the hock area of the leg (where the leg bends and starts to meet the feathered part of leg)? If so, it could be a slipped achilles. In this case, you would want to make it a cast to keep it still and in the correct position. If it doesn't make a pop, then the tendon isn't dislocated, and it's just a splayed leg. In this case, you would attach some vet wrap (or a band aid) to keep it's legs in the correct position.

 

[blriehl]

It doesn't pop at the hock, but I feel a pop at the hip area! When I tape the two legs together... the leg joint is still turned outward and i can't move the leg into the correct position unless I tuck the leg under the chick and tape around its body. But then it's completely immobile :/

 

[savannahRoos22]

I'm so sorry!