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  1. C

    5 week old chick knee issues

    I have a Rhode Island Red chick who’s right knee appears to bend inward instead of backwards. I’ve read through threads of slipped tendons where they say “just slide it back” her tendon doesn’t seem to move. Does this look like a slipped tendon or something else?
  2. C

    Sick leghorn

    My leghorn got hurt yesterday. She somehow hurt her leg could not fly yesterday afternoon very listless. She cannot put weight on one leg but today she is able to fly a little holding her leg up. She has more energy eating and drinking well. Leg does not seem to be broken. It was very swishy mud...
  3. Nattyice

    Does he need an amputation?

    Hello guys I had an accident last week due to one of my cockatiels being on top of my canaries cage the other day manage to reach to grab one of them and did some damage. I haven’t made an appointment to the vet because I thought at the time when it happen it was some blood and was going to heal...
  4. H

    Vorwerk weak chicks

    Hello! I’ve hatched a few other breeds and currently have other chicks but has anyone found that Vorwerk’s seem to have leg issues or is it just my babies? The eggs are from an online seller and the babies are all slowly developing leg issues with the first one developing problems at a few days...
  5. Hball

    Help with my 5 week old duck

    Hello. I have five 5-6 week old ducks and have been having issues with this particular one below. Starting with symptoms of niacin deficiency and not being able to walk, I started her on b complex orally 1mil starting at 4 weeks old. The next she was a lot better and walking but pigeon toed. Her...
  6. Chrifister

    Leg twisted 170 degrees?

    It's a batch of 4 turkey poults that are 6 days old. They hatched with some other chicks. They all seemed to be doing fine, everyone looked okay although I haven't closely examined all of them yet. Today my father notices one of the turkey poults seemed to have his leg stretched out behind him...
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    • leg poult problem turkey twisted
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    • Forum: Turkeys
  7. T

    Urgent help needed with a Baby Duckling

    I want to preface this by saying I do not have the option to send him to a retreat. Due to Avian flu they are not excepting newcomers. We saved him because he mom was gone, even after searching. His leg was really busted aswell. Fast forward a day, and he ends up continually jumping up on his...
  8. Phanata

    My pet quail hurt her leg walking back into her box

    Now my dad thinks she sprained it but we aren’t really sure, her left leg isn’t responding but it looks the same, it doesn’t seem to hurt much since she can move around now just not very effectively, she still eats her food and water and has gone into her sand box, we don’t think it’s broken it...
  9. jomary2013

    Cut on my chickens legs? What can I do to heal it. I think it hurts because she lifts that leg up a little when she’s standing.

  10. thechickenpeeps

    What happened to our baby chick with the broken leg

    A year ago we had a baby Welsummer chick that got a broken leg somehow. It was horrible seeing her not able to put any weight on it. We debated whether we should "do away with it" but decided to see how things went. We also thought about doing a splint, but I was afraid of doing it wrong and...
  11. DrVix2021

    PHOTO - POORLY LEG

    Hi there, One of my ducks is limping, I’ve examined her… attempted to apply my skills as a doctor unsuccessfully!! The only thing I can see but I don’t know whether is something to worry about is perhaps she’s stood on something. I’ve attacked photo of right and left foot for comparison...
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    • duck khaki cambells leg
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. P

    URGENT this one chick is way less active than the others, smaller, eats less, and its leg looks really messed up. Idk if we can do anything

    This chick hobbles around for food and water, but seems way less active and is laying down. I don't know if there's anything I can do for it but I want to save it. please help.
  13. P

    Broken leg?

    Hi, I need help. My hen was laying on her side and when I picked her up to see if she’d been bitten by a predator and she wouldn’t apply any pressure on her left leg. She’s dropping her wings and doesn’t want to stand at all, I don’t see any swelling but her left moved left and right now at the...
  14. E

    red swollen leg ?!?

    help, one of our chicks got caught in between the incubator sections and her leg is red and swollen, it looks really bad and we don’t know what to do, we can’t put a splint on it like we have in the past as it is closer to the body
  15. Joyfillednomads

    Broad Breasted Bronze Turkey Hatching

    This batch of 10 turkey eggs, 4 were not fertilized. So of the 6 potential good ones, 2 decided to hatch on day 26. Only one egg didn't pip yet. Super EXCITED. *first turkey that hatched had splayed legs. Hoping with some TLC he'll make it.
  16. K

    Limping duck

    Hey everyone. This is my first real post and I’m a new duck momma, so please excuse my ignorance 🙂. Our duck pen is currently awaiting some renovations to add more chicken wire and predator proofing so that they can be safe at night, so our 2 ducks temporarily go in their pen during the day, and...
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    • ankle duck foot infection injury leg limp
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. Tea_Birbs

    less than a day old chick with a broken/deformed or dislocated leg? (not too urgent!!)

    Hey yall, so we have been incubating for about 21 days and hatched out some new and totally adorable quail chicks. a small handful hatched yesterday morning and the rest last night, and now we have a few latecomers hatching out now. In our last night batch of chicks, one of them just came out...
  18. alecia555

    My chicks foot is on backwards?!

    hi everyone!! i’m really after some help. i just hatched some lavander sussex and one of them was over 48 hours without getting fully out so we helped him out. he looked fine in the incubator however when we took him out and into a brooder he could not stand or walk. his leg looks like it’s on...
  19. MoxxyMay

    Quail chick’s feet up near its head

    Hey guys, I’ve just had two baby quail hatch at day 16. The first one (Captain) seemed to be okay walking around at first but then I noticed her feet were turned in and she seemed to be hobbling. I’ve tried taping her feet in the proper position but they still rotate inwards and cause her...
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    • day old feet help leg quail quail advice
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Quail
  20. 0

    How to help duck with possible hip issues

    One of my ducks, Mav, has been having a fight with bumblefoot for a bit. She’s on antibiotics and it has been getting better steadily. today I was sitting with them when Mav refused to walk. She would stay laying down and wiggle across the yard like a demented snake. She doesn’t put any...
    • 0iseau
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    • duck foot help hip hurt injury leg
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
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