Baby chick slipped tendons should i cull

[andie8707]

Hi everyone, I have a chick that will be a week old tomorrow. She has 2 slipped tendons. I've tried wrapping, splinting, chick chair... She's still eating and drinking and pooping. She is unable to walk and all except on her hocks. The joints are very swollen and her legs will only stay bent. Other than that she does normal "chick" things like pecking at the things around her. I highly doubt she will ever be able to walk. My heart breaks and I cringe at the thought of culling a baby chick! What the best thing to do for her? Thanks!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I highly doubt she will ever be able to walk. My heart breaks and I cringe at the thought of culling a baby chick! What the best thing to do for her?

Doing the right thing often isn't easy!

This is the hardest part of hatching. But having to make that decision much later is even harder. It TRULY is in the best interest of the chick to end it.

Euthanize that baby ASAP and end any suffering for BOTH of you.

This young.. I usually wrap in a paper towel and hang over the kitchen trash.. using a kitchen sheers and cut the head off. Sorry you face this.

Hope it's over quickly with the least amount of trauma possible to all involved!

 

[Eggcessive]

Slipped tendons and leg bone deformities are common and most chicks are very disabled. There is not treatment for bone deformities. Slipped tendons can be misdiagnosed, and even those are hard to treat successfully. Sometimes splinting can make it worse, especially if it causes sores or swelling. It is heartbreaking to deal with something like this, and is one reason I quite hatching eggs at home. Do you have any pictures of the chick and it’s legs?

 

[andie8707]

Slipped tendons and leg bone deformities are common and most chicks are very disabled. There is not treatment for bone deformities. Slipped tendons can be misdiagnosed, and even those are hard to treat successfully. Sometimes splinting can make it worse, especially if it causes sores or swelling. It is heartbreaking to deal with something like this, and is one reason I quite hatching eggs at home. Do you have any pictures of the chick and it’s legs?

Slipped tendons and leg bone deformities are common and most chicks are very disabled. There is not treatment for bone deformities. Slipped tendons can be misdiagnosed, and even those are hard to treat successfully. Sometimes splinting can make it worse, especially if it causes sores or swelling. It is heartbreaking to deal with something like this, and is one reason I quite hatching eggs at home. Do you have any pictures of the chick and it’s legs?

 

[Eggcessive]

It looks like she might have valgus deformity in both legs. That causes a knock-kneed appearance, and cannot be fixed. It sounds like the chick is trying hard and spunky, but if the skin is breaking down on the hocks, it may be hard to help it. Have you given riboflavin (vitamin B2) or chick vitamins to the chick? If she could get to food and water by herself and learn to get around, she might survive with some extra attention. But culling at this age might be easier than later. It would be up to you to see if she gets any better with vitamins and leaving splints off. Here is some reading about leg bone deformities:
https://thepoultrysite.com/articles/leg-health-in-large-broilers

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/en-c...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers

https://www.researchgate.net/public..._of_the_Intertarsal_Joint_in_Broiler_Chickens

 

[andie8707]

It looks like she might have valgus deformity in both legs. That causes a knock-kneed appearance, and cannot be fixed. It sounds like the chick is trying hard and spunky, but if the skin is breaking down on the hocks, it may be hard to help it. Have you given riboflavin (vitamin B2) or chick vitamins to the chick? If she could get to food and water by herself and learn to get around, she might survive with some extra attention. But culling at this age might be easier than later. It would be up to you to see if she gets any better with vitamins and leaving splints off. Here is some reading about leg bone deformities:
https://thepoultrysite.com/articles/leg-health-in-large-broilers

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/en-c...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers

https://www.researchgate.net/public..._of_the_Intertarsal_Joint_in_Broiler_Chickens

Thank you