Chick hatched with leg splayed back

[KHoward]

Hi,

I have hatched and repaired plenty of splayed legs where they go out to the side, but this chick has one leg that is behind it, the other is fine. I tried the traditional method of putting a bandaid brace to pull them closer together, but now both legs are back and the chick is on its belly. I'm going to try to put it in a narrow container to keep it upright with its legs under it.

Any suggestions?

 

[Aunt Angus]

Hi,

I have hatched and repaired plenty of splayed legs where they go out to the side, but this chick has one leg that is behind it, the other is fine. I tried the traditional method of putting a bandaid brace to pull them closer together, but now both legs are back and the chick is on it's belly. Any suggestions?

Is it a slipped tendon, maybe? I have not before seen a backward leg...

 

[KHoward]

I ended up holding the chick in the correct position, in my hand last night for several hours and this morning, it seems much better.

Now I am doing the same for two chicks (last to hatch and shrink wrapped) who have curly toe and cant stand. I taped the toes and now im trying to get them to stay upright. This batch was a goofy hatch.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I ended up holding the chick in the correct position, in my hand last night for several hours and this morning, it seems much better.

Now I am doing the same for two chicks (last to hatch and shrink wrapped) who have curly toe and cant stand. I taped the toes and now im trying to get them to stay upright. This batch was a goofy hatch.

Sounds like it was a little off. I have zero interest in hatching, partly because so much can go wrong. It terrifies me - lol!

 

[KHoward]

Sounds like it was a little off. I have zero interest in hatching, partly because so much can go wrong. It terrifies me - lol!

In this case, I wanted the eggs so I could see the color. I was looking for the extra dark Marans eggs. Of the 14, 2 were not fertile and 12 for 12 hatched. Marans eggs are notorious for being hard to hatch because of the hard shells, I think.

 

[kmpcfp]

Hi,

I have hatched and repaired plenty of splayed legs where they go out to the side, but this chick has one leg that is behind it, the other is fine. I tried the traditional method of putting a bandaid brace to pull them closer together, but now both legs are back and the chick is on its belly. I'm going to try to put it in a narrow container to keep it upright with its legs under it.

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How did this chick end up? I hatched one with the same issue and trying to determine it's fate.

 

[KHoward]

One leg was never quite right, but it ended up being a rooster so he had to go anyway.