Recent content by haleakalachick

That was really good advice. I had been afraid to touch the foot for fear of making the leg worse. But, this evening sat down and gave little chick a nice long foot massage, rubbing in arnica cream (homeopathic medicine for swelling, muscle aches and pain) while I worked the toes and leg. I...

Thank you for your reply and interest in my little chick! The foot seems to be doing better today, blood seems to be flowing into the toes and they are looking healthier after appearing to be shriveled up and almost "dead" looking at the edges and the toenails. However, as you can see from the...

Hello - We received our baby chicks three days ago in the mail. One of the chicks had a leg that was held straight out to the side. After googling it, I thought it was splayed leg and tried the fixes that are recommended. The band aid trick didn't work as she couldn't balance and wouldn't...