4 week old chick with leg problem

[bockbockchicken]

Hello so I have a chick that is like a runt (shes growing slowly and isnt nearly as active as the other chicks) and she has been limping for about 2 weeks now. I noticed one day she was limping and ever since she has been limping and struggling to walk/balance (about 2 weeks later still). One of her legs is goes out to the side because of this and I think that her limp has caused it to develop like this. I dont know what to do and if I should do something. I am slightly surprised she has made it this far given how rough shape she seems to be in. I have been feeding her scrambled eggs every other day.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It's hard to see anything in the photo. Can you get a picture of her standing up so we can see the legs?

If the leg is turned out, she may have a leg deformity, hard to know.
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/en-c...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers

 

[bockbockchicken]

It's hard to see anything in the photo. Can you get a picture of her standing up so we can see the legs?

If the leg is turned out, she may have a leg deformity, hard to know.
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/en-c...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Aww, she's cute! Poor sweet little thing
My best guess is she has a leg deformity.
Some birds are able to learn to adapt and fairly well.
Sadly, with a deformity, sometimes there are internal/developmental problems that show up as they get older - really hard to know.
Seeing how she does is the only thing you can do unless you decide to cull her now. I would make sure that she's able to easily access food/water, monitor her to see that she's not getting picked at by the others and go from there. If she matures and lays eggs, I would not use her for breeding.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/twisted-leg.1224187/#post-19616582

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/rooster-chick-with-weird-leg.978353/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/lavender-orp-leg-deformity.1035540/