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I would check her for a slipped tendon in her hock, also. There is info on treating that, as well as splayed leg, on the Poultry Podiatry page on the website linked in my sig below. Best wishes for your little one!

Wow!!! That is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's wonderful that he was able to use his people-related expertise in helping your chick! Please share with all of us the learning & discoveries you have, and I'll also add the info to the Poultry Podiatry page. I'm sorry for any mis-help I may have...

Sphinx-- That's rough that things aren't going as well as we've been hoping! It may be (though I hope not) the case that her brain may not be able to be correctly reprogrammed at this point. It would be good to add in walking therapy each session. The chick may begin to really experience the...

You are welcome! I love to be able to help people & their birds if I can. SO CUTE to watch on your webcam!! Thanks for setting it up! I think having the hobble a tiny bit narrow isn't a bad thing right now. That should motivate her to rotate the foot forward to help keep her balance...

Hooray for your recovering chick!!!!! That's awesome you're starting the physical therapy, too! How many days old is she now? From the looks of your pics & with what you're doing, I think you have a very good chance of her walking getting corrected.

The hobble looks great! I think the width of the stance looks perfect! Her balance of weight is indeed off but that's very much normal for her progression. Since her problems have been going on a little while, it would take some extra help to give her her best chance. There is some info on...

What a cute pick of your chick checking out its hobbles! Since the chick was able to get off the electrical tape before, I'd switch to bandaids or masking tape or Scotch tape. If you can make the horizontal strip of tape narrower, that would make it so when one leg moves the other doesn't get...

I'm sorry for frustration you've run into with slipping. This stuff can get complicated & frustrating sometimes. To keep your chick's hock out, you'll have to make a hobble that has a stiff center. If it's the best you have, a trimmed-narrower strip of masking tape should work to make the...

The stance does seem wide--I would shorten the space a little til it's just a little wider (especially when using a stretchy material) than a normal stance. You can also use sports tape--it sticks well. You can also wrap the center section with an additional wrap of tape (vertically) to make...