leg issues

  1. SaeruhMariee

    Duckling with leg/foot abnormalities

    I had an egg hatch yesterday and the little guy was a bit behind the others. His feet are balled up into "fists" and his legs are straight out behind him. He can't walk, just scoot by pushing forward with his legs. He's active and eating and drinking. Honestly, I wasn't sure he would make it...
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    • abnormal deformed leg duck duckling feet handicap duck leg deformed chick leg issues niacin pets
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. DenverQuail

    Chick Leg Issue - Any Way to Fix?

    Hi all, I've got a 6 day old coturnix chick with a hip/knee (?) that sticks up farther than it should on one side and makes him walk funny (see pictures below). He prefers to squat or run balanced on his hocks, but seems to be able to straighten the leg more when he wants to. He hatched from...
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    • coturnix leg deformed chick leg issues leg problem quail quail chick
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Quail
  3. Clare Mosko

    Severely crippled chick walking only on hock joints

    I just got a 1 or 2 day old golden red pheasant chick that is very uniquely crippled. It does not have splay leg, which I've treated (even severe cases) before. The chick walks (barely) on its hock joints with its shanks and feet upward. Imagine a person walking on their knees with their feet...
  4. wcfinklized

    Runt red....feeding question

    Shes about 12 weeks.... A third the size of all the others.... My question.... As she wont free range because of her leg issues (splinting to hopefully fix) should i just keep her on chick starter until she hopefully goes out with the others and learns to forage???
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