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    Chick with broken, inverted leg — beyond spraddle that can be corrected.

    Thank you. We didn't see chic until day 3, and there seems to be trauma at the joint, so it appears to have happened after hatching. (Chick e was a surprise -- found with a broody hen who'd been hiding). Will see if I can find anyone to look. Thanks again for reply
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    Chick with broken, inverted leg — beyond spraddle that can be corrected.

    Three days old, and one leg is broken and totally inverted. I read up on giving her a hobble, thinking it was spraddle, but I wouldn’t know which way to turn it to set it straight — it’s completely backwards! She is hobbling around using her wing, eating and seemingly thriving otherwise. Would...
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