Baby chick with bad leg or knee?

[FrankieF]

hello all... I have an 8 week old chick with something wrong with her leg. She favors it and when walks the knee is out to the side of her? I’m not sure if it’s dislocated or broken but she can still move it and her toes. Can anyone help with info? I added a picture

 

[TennesseeFarm]

When did this start? Was it like this at birth?
Good chance it wont fix itself, if youre attached to her then just baby her and make sure the others dont pick on her when she's older. If you are not attached you could always cull her.

 

[TennesseeFarm]

Found this link for you, should help you out

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hip-leg-dislocation.883862/

 

[Melky]

I wouldn’t leave her like that, I would take her to a vet so she may have a chance of not being permanently disabled. They may be able to help straighten and splint it.

 

[FrankieF]

When did this start? Was it like this at birth?
Good chance it wont fix itself, if youre attached to her then just baby her and make sure the others dont pick on her when she's older. If you are not attached you could always cull her.

It seemed to have happen this week

 

[TennesseeFarm]

It seemed to have happen this week

Use some vet tape and read that link I gave you to try and heal it back in place, but that only gives you a slight chance of working. You can spend lots of money with a vet trying to fix her with surgery or just cull her in a few months and eat her if your not attached.

 

[FrankieF]

Found this link for you, should help you out

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hip-leg-dislocation.883862/

Thank you I’ll take a look there

 

[Eggcessive]

It looks like your chicken has a varus deformity of the right leg that may be affecting her hock tendon. It can occur in one or both legs. Treatment is usually not successful since it is a birth defect. But I would try splinting the leg with padding and vet wrap, but do not get it too tight to cut off circulation. Here is some reading about this leg bone deformity with pictures:
https://www.researchgate.net/public..._of_the_Intertarsal_Joint_in_Broiler_Chickens

 

[Eggcessive]

Here are 2 threads with chickens having the same leg bone deformity:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/rooster-chick-with-weird-leg.978353/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/2-1-2-month-old-pullet-with-spraddle-leg.1172707/