Can this baby live?

[Eggcessive]

Poultry vitamins in the water that contain trace minerals would be a good thing to do in case of deficiency. Below is a link for a good one--dose is 1/4 tsp per 5 gallons water. Also making a splint or shoe may be helpful. Here are some links to help you find out what leg problem it has--slipped tendon, twisted tibia, or a vitamin/mineral deficiency:
http://www.jefferspet.com/avian-super-pack/p/AB-P1/
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry
http://nhjy.hzau.edu.cn/kech/synkx/dong/2bao/Bone disorders in poultry.pdf
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/30/chondrodystrophy-slipped-tendon-or-perosis
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/6/diseases-of-poultry/220/slipped-tendon-perosis

 

[Mmayhew]

Update: so about 3 days ago this baby chick's stopped using the other good leg. She is still eating and drinking but has a really hard time getting around. At first she wasn't moving around much but now I see her in different places throughout the day. With two bad legs it seems like it may be time to cull but I wanted to get others responses first. Thought??

 

[Eggcessive]

Did the poultry vitamins and minerals have any effect at all?

 

[Mmayhew]

No they didn't seem to make any difference. I have given these since hatch.

 

[PoultryQueen101]

Try massaging her bad leg and excersizing it in gentle circles to lighten the tendon. One of my polish chicks was born with a leg that restedway behind the other, now shes perfectly fine!

 

[Americano Blue]

Update: so about 3 days ago this baby chick's stopped using the other good leg. She is still eating and drinking but has a really hard time getting around. At first she wasn't moving around much but now I see her in different places throughout the day. With two bad legs it seems like it may be time to cull but I wanted to get others responses first. Thought??

wait so now both legs are bad?

 

[Mmayhew]

Yes both legs are now bad. I look at the leg she had been mainly using and the joint seems swollen and crooked. She stopped using this leg 3 days ago. My best guess is that the leg was too stressed but I thought she would be able to adapt since she is so young.

 

[Mmayhew]

How long until you saw improvement?

Try massaging her bad leg and excersizing it in gentle circles to lighten the tendon. One of my polish chicks was born with a leg that restedway behind the other, now shes perfectly fine!

 

[PoultryQueen101]

About a week. She got better everyday.