I am new to owning chickens, but have read quite a bit on owning them before I brought them home this last Friday. I took in a hatchery choice (aka don tknwo what breed yet) bantam day old chick as an adoption. It was free because both of its feet were twisted. The left foot had all of the chicks toes curled under, so it was walking on clutched fingers. The right one's ankle joint is actually twisted so that the toes roll in. well we had read about splinting toes and tying legs for spraggle-legged chicks, so we went ahead and put some cardbord shoes and taped em on for it. We have not tied the legs yet as we tried taping both feet as well as tying the legs and the chick could not move enough to get to water (plus the little bantam is with other standards, so we didnt want it getting run over and not being able to get up). The left foot that had the toes curled under got straightened up within a couple hours after splinting it, so that one is just fine. But we are still splinting the right leg, and are no tsure if it is fixable. The joint is twisted, so is there any way to correct a twisted joint? The toes are straightening out, but we still have to splint the foot. I've read that this could be a permanent defect because of a lack of Ribuflavin in the mother hens diet. Even with his twisted foot though he is a strong little bugger. Runs around just liek the others do, eats, drinks and poops. And he LOVES to be held! If you take your hand away form him he cries til you bring it back. Thoughts/suggestions on correction of his foot?
PLEASE HELP! MY CHICKY IS GIMPY!
PLEASE HELP! MY CHICKY IS GIMPY!
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