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    4-day-old chick: splayed legs or slipped tendon?

    It’s becoming more vocal and active, always looking for us, but sadly there’s still little progress with its legs. The wounds on its hocks are quite deep, and I’m worried this might be the reason for its struggle to walk. It tries so hard, but can’t use its feet and ends up scooting forward on...
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    4-day-old chick: splayed legs or slipped tendon?

    Hi, We have a hen with newly hatched chicks (hatched on Friday or Saturday). On Saturday evening, we found one chick lying alone in a small rocky ditch, away from the rest of the brood. It had likely been trying to move for hours. There are scabs behind both hocks from the friction. One of its...
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