Day Old Chick with Broken Leg

[Eggcessive]

Ten Chicks I'm glad you saw this thread finally--you know more about it than I do.

 

[ten chicks]

Ten Chicks I'm glad you saw this thread finally--you know more about it than I do.

Tendon issues are very painful,with my boy i was initially treating him for a sprain,then when after a couple of days with no improvement i realized it had to be something else. Soon as i ran my thumbs down back of his leg.i felt it immediately,pressed tendon and felt it snap in. I did do stretching exercises on him,the only thing i did different from what most articles say is i encouraged him to walk,i did not keep him confined all day,my reasons for this are that when confined i felt the tendon would stiffen up,so to prevent this from happening i let him out to walk around inside house at the same time i would several times a day check/press tendon into place. Tendon can be wrapped,but for him i took wrap off and just left him. I was giving him aspirin to control pain,but would not suggest this for a chick.

 

[jstephens]

Pretty sure the break in the skin is just from chafing as she tried to walk around. She seems to be doing better tonight; up and walking on her feet instead of her knee. Still not completely straight but much better than yesterday! I think we got her leg set pretty good and it's holding in place. If somehow we could explain to her to just calm down a little and let it rest but I am glad she's so lively!

Thank you all for your help! I hope she continues to get better

 

[savannahRoos22]

It definitely isn't splay leg.
It looks pretty much exactly like this pic I found online

My chick is like that too!!!!!!!! What did you do!?