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We have a 5 day old chick that has spraddle-leg and we tried band-aids and pipe cleaners but we can seem to get him to stop landing on his face
We Need A Cure on Spaddle-Leg!
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You have to do the band-aid pretty snug on their little legs. It was really hard to get it to attach with my little cochin...
I used this website & it did take two people to apply this correctly...
http://www.poultryhelp.com/spraddle.html
And within about 4-5 days, the chick was good as new!
I used this website & it did take two people to apply this correctly...
http://www.poultryhelp.com/spraddle.html
And within about 4-5 days, the chick was good as new!
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thanks we'll try it out so far he's hoppin around the brooder
do you think this would help with a meat bird whose leg is giving out ? i have one that will have to be culled , unless i could try this ?
will prob just cull her , oh well.
will prob just cull her , oh well.
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well i was reading on one website that the older the chicken is the harder it is to cure... so if its pretty big you'd have to get a big band-aid that or put it to sleep
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ha , they are 3 weeks ol;d and pretty fair size !!! i would use duck tape and see what happens ?
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just make sure it doesn't go on her Hock
I have a 6 week old Cornish X that is spaddle legged. I started taping it at 3 weeks. I just use cloth first aid, 1 inch wide, tape and gauze underneath. Needless to say he is growing slower than the others but is getting around fine now that he is used to his permanent hobbles. Until he is big enough to eat, that is.
Good luck with yours!
Good luck with yours!
Using the bandaid method will work on a chick that's a week old?
I dont know for sure what is wrong with my chick. One leg is out to one side. Its like the elbow has turned outward. She holds that leg up and hops around on the other one. Is this a spaddle leg? or is her elbow permantly damaged.
I can move the elbow/joint to get the foot out in front of her, but the claw is still turned up a bit
I dont know for sure what is wrong with my chick. One leg is out to one side. Its like the elbow has turned outward. She holds that leg up and hops around on the other one. Is this a spaddle leg? or is her elbow permantly damaged.
I can move the elbow/joint to get the foot out in front of her, but the claw is still turned up a bit
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well we gotta put the little chick down to sleep he cant eat or drink or walk at all
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