HELP with baby duck!

[JustAChickenLittle&More]

Got four baby ducks last month. Two Pekins and two hooded pekins. all four were fine. Yesterday I noticed one of them has a twisted left foot. Anything I could do at this point, any advise for the future if not? Thanks

 

[settingdusk]

Check for achilles tendon slip. If you can slide it back in place, its a easy procedure using firm pressure to push the tendon back on to the hock. The other possible is splay leg or spraddling and comes from chicks being on slippery surfaces. You can fix it with medical tape and a hobble.

This is a pic from a BYC member here with a slipped hock.

 

[settingdusk]

A younger chick.

 

[settingdusk]

Duck with spraddle leg.

 

[settingdusk]

Not sure if all the photos are showing up. Here is my favorite resource for leg bone problems, leg issues, etc.

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

 

[settingdusk]

Here is a video of a chick being corrected with hobbles.

Here is one with perosis (slipped tendon from hock joint)