i had a bit of a hard time at the start and finished just by massaging the leg while stretched out behind him et poping the tendon in place, and while holding it gently moving the leg in a naturel movement to help the tendon get more flexible. i did this for 3 days 5 to 7 times a day.
Where is the photo of him hanging? Also how did you do the food and water?Hello i'm new on the forum and first of all i would like to apologise for my english i have not written in english for a while now as i live in France. Now I have a 1month old chick that i rescued with a slipped tendon, It looked like this but with swelling at the hock. He walked on the hock and his foot twisted to th outside.
I forgot to take a before photo so i found this one on internet.
After four days of treatment he is now up and about running and even jumping. he still limps a bit but i think he needs a bit more time for his muscles to get stronger.
So i will try to explain what worked for me.
I started with reading and re reading https://sites.google.com/a/larsencreek.com/chicken-orthopedics/
and reunited my material.
I started by buying asprin for new born babys 100mg and a seringe (without needle) 10ml. putting 10ml in a glass and adding the asprin and with the seringe gave the chick 1ml 1/10 not more!! then i washed the leg and disinfecting the skin with a spray and with help to hold the chick i used this method."
the sort you find in bins outside shops when they get delivered.
- Use to treat Slipped Achilles Tendon (tendon that runs down through the groove on the back of a chick's hock has slipped out of place off to the side). If a leg has this problem, the joint will look swollen and the back of the hock will look flat (Compare to other leg to double-check). The chick can't straighten its leg if this is what's wrong with it.
- Gently pull the upper part of chick's leg a bit behind normal position and then carefully straighten the leg as though chick were stretching its leg back. The tendon should pop back into place pretty easily and cause little if any pain.
- Some sources recommend pushing the tendon back in place just by pressing with your finger. However, stretching the leg back is a much less painful method."
- Personally i needed to push the tendon back by holding the hock between my thumb and index working behind the bird. I then cut 2 little squares around 2x2cm and 1cm thick out of rigid foam like this.
and while holding the tendon in place i pushed the foam on firmly to hold it in place and the other square opposite and using tape that won't stretch or move, taped everything up firmly. The chicks legs should be dangeling while you work. prepare everything before you start as in the photo. You need someone patient because you may have to try again a few times
oh yeah! you must be VERYcareful when using scissors and before every snip, check if all his little toes are well out of the way XD
When you are finished put the bird in a hamac like in the photo one hole for his legs and a smaller behind for his poops. I put soft foam inside the basket so his toes touch but not more otherwise he will try to jump out. Stabilise it all. At first he will protest but be stong ^^ Then cover him with a feather duster so he feels safe under mum.and a lamp if you can and keep him inside
then the thing is to give him a diet with vitamine b12. I made cerial toast with butter, a fried egg, milk, water, seasame seeds, brewer's yeast, meat and let him peck at that a few times a day and give him a drink as often as you can. but take away the water so he doesn't drown in it. i keep mine at night with two other chicks so he doesnt feel lonely. But i keep him just high enough so they dont bother him. Check his feet from time to time to see if they swell. If they do take of the brace a while et then put it back a little less tight.Change the brace every 2 days because a chicks skin renews quickly
here is my chick after 3 days with the brace.
I hope this helps. And i am sure open to critic if i am doing something wrong.
He is doing fine and even runs away from me when i try to catch him
i will continue his treatment for two weeks.
