Having been in the martial arts, I have dislocated my knuckle joints at the palm several times and it is not as painful as resetting it yourself. Afterwards is when the pain comes as I could not use my hand for a couple of days (tried to punch through 6 inches of solid a wood stack and hit it wrong). Breaking boards and cement blocks is not fake or rigged by the way. Done both but just hit wrong! lol
So...... the pain may be from the bones/joints resetting (or not). If the leg is regrowing into the socket, then it will be painful for a week or so.
When the chick was born all the ligaments, tendons were soft and pliable, and the joint is in it socket, but after hatch the bird stretches out everything hardens so to speak. If dislocated at birth the joint hardened out of socket (and the tendons as well) and may be deformed to some unknown. The tendons will be stretching if you are able to get the hip back in socket so you will need to allow extra time for the chick to re-stretch the tendon to natural form/length (if it will) as not to pull the joint back out of socket.
This part sounds bad (as it may be painful to the chick) but once a day I would hold the chick by the string/leg and let it hang upside down for a about a minute and let it swing as to try and naturally set the leg joint back in socket. but dont over do it.
The weight of the body extends (or takes the pressure off) the joint and sometimes it will pop back into place, at least for the moment. as well as stretches the tendon.
As I said before, """""it works sometimes"""". The other times I grew weary of the non success, special attention and efforts and culled the bird. I only was able to save about 30%???? of the ones with this issue. Perhaps culling is a consideration. If the incubation was done right, turning and such....then it may be some genetic issue that will be passed along if it breeds.
- Crooked neck earns any of my chicks early termination.
- Crooked toes is a simple fix. Metal duck tape cut into diamonds/triangles and fold in half to crease the tape to make a triangle . Unfold and Peal away to expose the sticky and place the foot on the tape, straighten the toes in their natural spread and fold the other half of the triangle, over all three toes. Gently press together to hold.
