Baby chick has slipped tendon, leg is swollen but zero wounds

[Nikkieschultz]

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Can you tell if the tendon is staying in place? Perhaps so if she's not propping up like she was.

I'd follow the suggestions from @azygous and see how it goes. Cute little chick, I hope she improves.

It stayed for a little bit but it did slip back out. She is trying to keep her weight off of it, but I've noticed she sometimes rests on or uses her hock if she's about to stumble or fall. I'm thinking that I may make her a 3d printed splint (but I would use loose gauze or vet tape as protection from the hardness of the stint) just so her leg stays straight and she isn't using her hock or injuring it. I am aware that I would need to check and unwrap and rewrap it very often to avoid circulation cut off or sores. I'm just not sure what else to do.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Slipped tendon can be very hard to correct. It's also called Perosis, so you may want to broaden your search for that too.

Try Splinting it again, if you are not able to get the leg corrected, she will fail to thrive.

You may find the info below helpful.


https://web.archive.org/web/20220528135316/http://www.poultrypedia.com/poultry-podiatry

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/peachick-with-slipped-tendon.1092979/