NikitaChakita
In the Brooder
- Nov 11, 2023
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I brought 5 chicks home, 2 of them silkies. When I put the little guys into their brooder I noticed right away that one of the silkies was moving around pretty erratically. After doing some googling I assume its a slipped tendon (?), I have also read that it could be a bone deformity that she was born with and i'm not sure if its possible to tell the difference... and ALSO she was in a small carrier box with 4 other chicks for a long drive home so I wonder if it could be an injury as well. When reading about the slipped tendon I saw that you wanted to extend the leg and try to push the tendon back into place... with my little bird her joint was already swollen when I was first noticing it and I cant feel any kind of change or tendon moving when I straighten her leg... so im not sure if i dont feel a tendon move because of the swelling or because its a separate issue. i tried wrapping it but dont actually know if that would do any good when i dont really even know if its a tendon issue/if it is i dont think i successfully move it back into place.. I made her a little chick chair but havent been able to figure out how to keep her from wiggling her way out of it. I'm pretty much at a point where i feel like im stressing her out while not actually doing her any good but am very open to any suggestions!!! Last year we got two silkie chicks and one had wry neck, and this year we end up with a leg issue, (our silkie last year came out of it happy and healthy thanks to advice i got form this forum, so cool to see people care enough to help each other out) i'm not sure if silkies have more issues to begin with or if im just unlucky
this is her when she first got home - she was holding herself up on her good leg at first and now mostly sits unless she wants to get somewhre then she bounces on one leg mostly.
this is her when she first got home - she was holding herself up on her good leg at first and now mostly sits unless she wants to get somewhre then she bounces on one leg mostly.
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