chick with scabbed knees

[chicketydooda]

ive seen splayed leg....its not that. its like the knee joints won't move from that position but they dont play out.

 

[subhanalah]

They look splayed out in the picture.

 

[chicketydooda]

I guess the best way to explain it is that her knees dont extend and she rests her body on the knee joints instead of her feet.

 

[chicketydooda]

 

[subhanalah]

Hopefully someone who's seen this can comment.

 

[dikbiscuit]

I guess the best way to explain it is that her knees dont extend and she rests her body on the knee joints instead of her feet.

I think what you're describing is the hock, not knee.

 

[chicketydooda]

I think what you're describing is the hock, not knee.

do you know what causes it?

 

[dikbiscuit]

do you know what causes it?

No expert/vet, but will try. Are its toes curled over? Read just now on another site it could be a riboflavin (B12) deficiency.

 

[chicketydooda]

no toe curling. This is so odd to me.

 

[Aacre]

It could very well be a riboflavin deficiency. You might consider feeding her chicken vitamins that contain riboflavin (vitamin b2). It definitely can't hurt her. After a few hours, she should be improving and walking normally. Do her legs below the hock seem as if she is paralyzed?