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    Splayed leg???

    Hi, thanks for all the information. Unfortunately, I have a heat plate rather than a heat lamp which means I can't keep him in the cup while he's under there. I've been doing physical therapy with him where I've been putting him in a cup and he's been kicking to get his legs strong. I've done...
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    Splayed leg???

    Thank you! You have helped so much. I'm going to start doing like in the photos you sent and hopefully he'll get better.
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    Splayed leg???

    No, he can't. If I hold him up he kicks a lot but he doesn't seem to be able to stand at all. He did once when his chin was resting on my finger but that was all.
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    Splayed leg???

    So, it turns out that, yes, he does have spraddle leg. I've put a band around his legs but they just stick out behind him now. It shouldn't matter too much right now since he is so young but soon he'll need to get up to eat and drink and I wasn't sure wether that would happen. Will the legs...
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    Splayed leg???

    I'm just a kid and I hatch them in my bedroom. Sometimes we have to give them away but I've managed to convince my parents with keeping the quails.😂 I've had a chick with splayed leg before but it was a while back and I sort of forgot what it looked like.
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    Splayed leg???

    Thanks for the advice. I did think that it could be that he was just tired but I wasn't sure. After looking at that chick, I'll definitely give it a day.
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    Splayed leg???

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    Splayed leg???

    Hi. This little quail came out a few hours ago. It's the 16th day of incubation so he was a day early and I was wondering if it looked like he had splayed legs or/and curled toes. He seems to be struggling to get along. This is my first time hatching quail however I have hatched chickens in the...
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