Can a two day old chick have bumblefoot?

[Lainey-chick]

I have been treating her for a leg that is splayed with a bandaid brace and did a different post about that.

This morning when I took the bandaid off to see how she was doing, I noticed she wasn’t putting weight on her foot, walking on her toes. And then it occured to me that she walked on her toes while the bandaid was on as well. I looked at the bottom of her foot and there is a little bump in the center of her foot. I only have had paper towels for them to walk on since they hatched two days ago. I was going to change to pellet bedding today, but now wondering if I should keep the paper towels down for another day? Maybe it was the foot all along and not a splayed leg??

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Can you get clear photos of the bottom of her feet?

Thanks!

 

[Lainey-chick]

Can you get clear photos of the bottom of her feet?

Thanks!

I don’t think I can take one any clearer than the one above in my post. I really don’t think it’s bumblefoot now. At first, I did because I saw that bump, but realized that is her normal foot. I’m grasping at straws as I’m really not sure what is going on. She is still limping around, sometimes walks on her toes. The band aid shackles have helped a bit, but she still has a limp and holds her leg up. For awhile I thought maybe her one leg was shorter, but I don’t think that’s it, either. I gave her some Nutridrench the first day. Yesterday gave her some egg. I went out and got B vitamins today and crushed one up and dissolved some in water in case it’s a vitamin deficiency. I’m at a loss how to help her. Can she live a fairly normal life with a limp?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She may live a fairly normal life with a limp depending on what's causing it.
Chickens can adapt to a lot of things.