Chick with hurt leg

[Shezadandy]

Yeah, that definitely looks like poor baby got stepped on. If you have some Vetricyn to spray on it, and then some plain Neosporin (NO pain relief- the "caine" drugs can cause death- they're very sensitive and it doesn't take much to overdose and kill them) to address the open skin.

Babies heal incredibly fast though. I haven't had any leg breaks myself--


Eggcessive had responded to another thread about a possible break and gave these two links, so I'm copying them here.

https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Duerr_Splinting_Manual_2010.pdf

https://www.animalwised.com/healing-a-fractured-bird-leg-how-to-make-a-splint-667.html

 

[Shezadandy]

I tried to crop the picture and zoom in on it to help you see a bit better. Still can't get my camera to focus good any closer up though. View attachment 1442128

p.s. on the picture-- If your camera has a "MACRO" setting- you can get good close ups of little things with it. It's meant for things like flowers etc., but works well with chicks. All my chickie pictures before I discovered that trick (not a photographer!!) weren't great- now they come out much better. =)

 

[Shezadandy]

Well, this is our set-up for the night. Going to bed and hoping for the best. Thanks for the initial ideas. Anything else worth trying would be appreciated too. View attachment 1442118

Nice job! Hopefully baby will be perky in the AM. Though this isn't splay leg- you can always give a drop or two of the polivisol (without iron) - that might add some nutritional support.

However you can get it to drink, do that. We usually use the tip of a straw - can be a drinking straw, or straw like what you put in a nest box - gives them something to aim for while they figure out what water is and how to drink it. It's sort of like putting a urinal cake in public bathrooms ... give the guys something to aim at and they make less of a mess. Don't ask where I learned that - I don't know, but sadly it stuck in my head!! Anyway- I kind of bob a straw in and out of the water- then they don't rely on your finger being there- you can leave the little bit of straw for them to aim at for depth perception when they go to drink.

We do use our fingers to simulate momma's beak when teaching them about eating- saying something ridiculous like "chick chick chick chick" (heheh) at the same time. =) Once they catch on they don't seem to need much encouragement.

If baby seems lonely and you've got other babies under momma, you might want to bring baby a friend. Sometimes the company of another chick can help stimulate the appetite- they sort of root for each other. I imagine them saying "oh look this is really yummy and this and this and this oh boy!"

 

[Chrisandheather]

Chick was pretty good this morning. However, right now, it isn't chirping that much .You see it move around and open beak but in about 5 minutes it old chirped twice. Is this a bad sign? Or ok?

 

[ChickNanny13]

Chicks don't chirp all the time, could be content. Eating, drinking & pooping ok, keep warm and watch that the injury doesn't get dirty nor infected.

 

[Chrisandheather]

Chick was pretty good this morning. However, right now, it isn't chirping that much .You see it move around and open beak but in about 5 minutes it old chirped twice. Is this a bad sign? Or ok?

Well, I thought I would give an update. An hour after I posted this, I found the chick dead. Oh, well. We tried.

 

[ChickNanny13]

So sorry for your loss