The splay-legged chick is standing on her "good" leg longer & longer (& taller) each day, but she can't get her other leg under control. It seems her thigh bone is out of joint with her pelvis on that side... I put a roost into the brooder, and she looks longingly at it, and is envious of her...
Ok, I want to write this quick before anyone has regrets.
I hatched 9 on Sun-Mon, of which 2 had leg/foot issues.
I'm rehabbing them.
I did my own impromptu diagnosis with the chicks on their backs, examining their hips, legs, etc. on each side, comparing them. Then I figured that both...