Chick hopping around on one foot, no splay leg. What is wrong?!?!?

[Grace Layne]

I have a Cornish cross meat chick (about 4 days old), which since this morning has been hopping around on one foot. It can move it's other leg but it holds it out to the side a little bit and puts most of its weight on its other foot. The chicks legs appear to be pretty normal as do its feet and claws. It does not seem to be in pain, and it hops around to the water and the food. Does anyone know what could have caused this? Any Solutions?

Thanks for your time!
Grace

 

[FeatheredFanatic]

Do you have any pics ? I recently had a chick hatch out with a malformed knee joint. The other worled fine, but if I were to gently stretch its other one out, it would "lock" halfway. I ultimately had to cull it. Tough to do, but more cruel to let live. In my opinion. I would keep an eye out for improvement. If none.......well......