Baby Chick won’t stand on one leg! Please help.

chicken30009

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May 18, 2022
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I ordered chickens through the mail and they arrived on May 11. Tonight (May 18) I noticed one walking on one leg and holding the other. It has not done this before. These are bantam breed chickens. I have added save a chick to their water. Please help me diagnose the issue and let me know of any treatment options you may know. Everything I’ve read says that you can usually tell a slipped tendon because their joint will be flatter and swollen, but I am not seeing that. I am super worried. Please let me know if additional info is needed. Thank you!

 
Is the chick holding up one leg, like it may be sore or sprained? Can you look ate the foot pad and hock for any sore or irritation?
 
Is the chick holding up one leg, like it may be sore or sprained? Can you look ate the foot pad and hock for any sore or irritation?
I checked for sores and irritation, there is nothing. Both legs look pretty identical ( I attached pictures in post.) I checked his feet and wiped them with a damp cloth to see if there was anything on them, there did not appear to be. His hocks also look okay. They don’t appear swollen, discolored or irritated. I checked around his upper leg/hip area and I did not feel any excess warmth or noticeable swelling (although it’s hard to tell).
 
In this picture below, it looks like pictures of valgus leg bone deformity of the left leg. If it is that, there is no cure or treatment, but the chick may be able to get around well enough to get food and water.

Here is some reading that shows pictures of leg bone deformities:
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers

https://www.researchgate.net/public..._of_the_Intertarsal_Joint_in_Broiler_Chickens

https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/leg-health-in-large-broilers
 
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In this picture below, it looks like pictures of valgus leg bone deformity of the left leg. If it is that, there is no cure or treatment, but the chick may be able to get around well enough to get food and water.

Here is some reading that shows pictures of leg bone deformities:
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers

https://www.researchgate.net/public..._of_the_Intertarsal_Joint_in_Broiler_Chickens

https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/leg-health-in-large-broilers
Thank you for your time in responding to me! It is eating and drinking so I hope he continues to thrive. I have began researching crafting a chair/sling in case it needs it in the future. Again, thank you!
 

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