Can splay-leg be corrected in adults?

[VictoriaTemple]

I’m sorry to say I was too inexperienced to notice my Marans rooster’s splayed legs when he was a chick (April 2019). He gets around just fine, but I’m wondering if there’s anything I can do to straighten his legs now. Any suggestions?

 

[Ted_Harrell]

I don't have any experience with splayed leg. I have seen it done in chicks but not 5 month old adults. Maybe someone else here has this one.

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you post some pictures of him standing from the front and the back? Splay legs have to be treated in the first week of life. I am not sure that if you could bring the legs a small amount closer every 2-3 days, over a couple of weeks, if that might help or not. He might have something else going on, such as a leg bone deformity. Is he getting around well enough to get food and water and to remain with his flock all day? Can he get up to a roost at night?

 

[VictoriaTemple]

Oh yes, he gets around just fine. Walks fine, roosts fine, no real problems. Has even attempted mating a few times, though my Jersey Giant roo usually chases him off. I will get some pictures ASAP. Splay leg seems to be fairly common in chicks from what I read on these forums. Any idea if it is a genetic issue or a birth injury? I really don’t know that much about it.