3 day old chick with splayed leg

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

I think I forgot to mention this originally but he also cannot stand up on its own. I’m not sure about the slipper tendon but thank you for bringing that to my attention.

Oh no, poor little thing. I am so sorry that you and the baby have to go through this. How is the other leg? Are the toes ok? Has the chick eaten? Can it move? Sorry for all the questions, I just want all the info I can get so I can help you the best of my ability! Does the chick seem in obvious pain? If it does, then I guess I would consider maybe ending its suffering. But if the chick seems to have fight left in it, and like it has will to live, then let’s give it our best! I just don’t want this poor thing to suffer. What do you think? What I would probably do is let it go though the night. Try to get it to eat the mixture recipe with the crumbles water and egg yolk I told you. Then I would probably make up some sugar electrolyte water and try really hard to get it to drink that. Do you have any poultry nutri-drench? That would be amazing if you could give the chick a couple drops of that. Make sure it stays warm all night. I would probably wrap it up in a towel also, and put it in a more up position. See how it does all night, and then we will decide what to do in the morning. How does that all sound? Also, some more pictures would be so helpful! I am praying for you and this baby tonight! And I am so glad you are giving this chick a chance, most people probably wouldn’t. It is lucky to have you! I will be hoping your night go well!

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

I was looking thru other threads to see if I could find anything helpful, and a experienced member recommended doing this. It would help to maybe reset any bones or tendons that may be out of place:

Hold your left hand out, palm up, fingers toward the right, in front of your chest. Lay the chick's belly in your left hand, feet pointing back toward your body, overhanging your pinky finger/palm. Grasp the feet and legs between your right thumb and forefinger. Slowly lower your left hand (kinda bowling ball or lawn-dart starting motion) and let the bird dangle for just a few seconds. Twist your wrist outward, and the bird's reaction should be to lift its head/chest/body upward toward your hand. (keep your hand under, but not touching, and don't drop her! lol) When it does, you can re-grab the body. This will sometimes "reset" a slipped hip or knee joint. It won't hurt the bird, and I would think its worth a try.

They said that you shouldn’t repeat it over and over, but a couple tries on occasion should be fine. Also, I would love if you could give me a picture of the splint you made!

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

And one more thing, has it eaten or drank at all?

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Maybe these members could help! @azygous @Eggcessive

 

[Tookie]

@SummerTheAnimalGirl OP created a thread about the chick and it's leg in the ER forum.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/possible-splayed-leg.1531079/​

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Hello and welcome to BYC! I usually splint chicks legs when they are splayed. Sometimes they make it, sometimes they don’t. It’s up to the chick most of the time. I would feed her some egg yolk and poultry vitamins with riboflavin in it.
Best wishes!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
Sorry to hear about your chick!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! It's nice to meet you! Good luck with your chick

 

[theoldchick]

https://the-chicken-chick.com/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it/