Broken wings/leg Baby Frizzle

[Briggler]

We bought 3 frizzles and some other babies, The smallest of the three didn’t make it a day and this one has had problems with its leg/legs for about three days now (All other chicks are healthy). I can’t remember exactly how old they are, I’m thinking there around 5weeks. When it tries to fly it right wing flaps up all crazy. She’s not really walking she scooting, but she is eating and drinking. I have separated the two frizzles and put them in a smaller cage because the other ones were walking all over her since she can’t do anything but scoot. PLEASE HELP!! Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Anna

 

[Pyxis]

It looks like bad splayed leg that wasn't corrected. You can try to put her in hobbles but she may be too old for it to be correctable at that point. Was she like this when you bought her?

 

[Kiki]

Poor thing.
It might be best to end her suffering.

 

[Briggler]

It looks like bad splayed leg that wasn't corrected. You can try to put her in hobbles but she may be too old for it to be correctable at that point. Was she like this when you bought her?

No after the other small one past the next day this happened

 

[Pyxis]

No after the other small one past the next day this happened

That's a little concerning, since paralysis of the legs like that is a sign of Marek's. It also sounds like one wing might be paralyzed from what you said, which is also a Marek's symptom. And could account for why the other died.

 

[Briggler]

It looks like bad splayed leg that wasn't corrected. You can try to put her in hobbles but she may be too old for it to be correctable at that point. Was she like this when you bought her?

Also on one of its feet the toes are like curled in, not like normal... I wish I would’ve found this that before… Hoping I can save it... I did what was suggested and I now have it byself and I brought it inside...Let me know if you think that is better or worse. The temperatures are up for it and I still do have a heat lamp on it, I put it in like a little nest type thing because it kept falling over with the little brace on its legs.

 

[Briggler]

Also on one of its feet the toes are like curled in, not like normal... I wish I would’ve found this that before… Hoping I can save it... I did what was suggested and I now have it byself and I brought it inside...Let me know if you think that is better or worse. The temperatures are up for it and I still do have a heat lamp on it, I put it in like a little nest type thing because it kept falling over with the little brace on its legs.

Also on one of its feet the toes are like curled in, not like normal... I wish I would’ve found this that before… Hoping I can save it... I did what was suggested and I now have it byself and I brought it inside...Let me know if you think that is better or worse. The temperatures are up for it and I still do have a heat lamp on it, I put it in like a little nest type thing because it kept falling over with the little brace on its legs.

Also another question it keeps falling over now that I’ve got the things on its legS, If it works like it’s supposed to really quit falling over? I’ve got them in a little nest thing now because I think a traumatizing put in the stupid thing on his leg… I hate seeing animals in pain/stressed

 

[Pyxis]

Also another question it keeps falling over now that I’ve got the things on its legS, If it works like it’s supposed to really quit falling over? I’ve got them in a little nest thing now because I think a traumatizing put in the stupid thing on his leg… I hate seeing animals in pain/stressed

Splayed leg is something that happens when they're young; they can either hatch with it, or if they are kept on a slippery surface where they can't get traction they develop it. Once they are older and their bones have hardened, they shouldn't be able to spontaneously develop it like you are describing, especially if they are on a surface with good traction. Also, once they are older and their bones are hardened, it's too late to correct it, usually. So, even if it is splayed leg, putting it in a hobble probably won't work You can try, but don't get your hopes up.

From what you are describing, which is a sudden onset after you received her when she was already old enough for her bones and tendons to have hardened her legs in place with the legs being unusable to her and seemingly paralyzed, a wing that is also paralyzed, and the death of another one of the chicks, I now suspect what you actually are dealing with is Marek's disease.

 

[Briggler]

Splayed leg is something that happens when they're young; they can either hatch with it, or if they are kept on a slippery surface where they can't get traction they develop it. Once they are older and their bones have hardened, they shouldn't be able to spontaneously develop it like you are describing, especially if they are on a surface with good traction. Also, once they are older and their bones are hardened, it's too late to correct it, usually. So, even if it is splayed leg, putting it in a hobble probably won't work You can try, but don't get your hopes up.

From what you are describing, which is a sudden onset after you received her when she was already old enough for her bones and tendons to have hardened her legs in place with the legs being unusable to her and seemingly paralyzed, a wing that is also paralyzed, and the death of another one of the chicks, I now suspect what you actually are dealing with is Marek's disease.

I don’t know anything about that is there anything to do? Do you think the third one of these could have it as well it looks very healthy

 

[Pyxis]

I don’t know anything about that is there anything to do? Do you think the third one of these could have it as well it looks very healthy

There is no treatment for Marek's, sadly.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq.66077/

You can read that and see if it matches up with what you're seeing.