I have a 7 or 8 week old sebright chick. She is in with 4 other chicks who are all healthy. She was fine then a week ago her toes on one foot would curl a bit when you picked her up but she still ran around fine. By the second day she was having to hop around more on the other leg, by the third day she could not walk but was still sitting up. By the fourth day she just laid mostly on her side with her eyes closed and we thought she was going to die until the fifth day when she perked up. We are now on the 10th day and she still can not sit up or stand but is eating and drinking when you hold her and is going to the bathroom normally. She chirps at the other chicks and gets super excited about food. Ive tried calling a vet in town but they just suggested she might have a slipped tendon from being on a grower feed but she had only been on it for maybe a few days before she started showing signs. She is separated from the rest of the chicks and i have been putting electrolights in her water and and putting the water on her food so she eats a porridge and some dry food. It was the pablum that got her eating again. She can still move her legs but she is getting stiff and her hocks seem to be soar ( I move her legs around gently every time I feed her to try to keep circulation in them). Her toes are basically just limp on both feet but she can sometimes wrap around your finger a bit. When she lies, she lies mostly to her side as her legs go out straight in front of her. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks.
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