Deformed leg?

[ZJchicks]

You've been of great help! I wouldn't have thought of that idea on my own! I still haven't gotten pics because I'm trying to let her alone a bit. We had to use a very tiny piece of wood from a bamboo skewer to keep the legs separate after she got a new boot becaude her legs were crossing as opossed to straddling out. It seems to be helping. She is at least up and alert with the sling and gobbled up her first water. One wing looks a little questionable too but that doesn't really matter as long as she can walk ok.

Thank you so much for your replies!!!

 

[Lozuufy]

Glad I could help!

That's great the sling seems to be working.

 

[casportpony]

Yes, the feet need retaping, got messed up while away from the house. The leg on the left in the picture is the one in question. Also has the curled foot. In the second pic you can see how the right leg has a normal bend at the joint. While I took the pics I tried bending it and the joint seems stiff and the point where might have the deformitu and looks to bend out a bit is a little above the joint. I'm less hopeful now that I noticed the joint seems stuff and not moveable.

Looks like maybe it's a twisted tibia? I say maybe because I haven't seen one in a long time.

-Kathy

 

[Lozuufy]

Casportpony sent this https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/treating-a-chick-with-a-slipped-tendon-one-chick-s-story

 

[casportpony]

Here is more info on slipped tendon:
Info on Perosis:








-Kathy

 

[Lozuufy]

How's she doing?

 

[ZJchicks]

She did not make it.

Her leg seemed to be completely twisted. The foot would not sit on the ground properly. It seemed to be some issue that began with the hip joint, that it was not properly aligned. Her knee also did not want to bend and pointed at an outward angle. She never made it to standing position. Poor little thing. It was incredibly hard to work on such a small chick. She was under 1 ounce. I feel terrible I wasn't able to help her more.

 

[casportpony]

Sorry for your loss.

-Kathy

 

[Lozuufy]

So sorry

. It seems like leg problems are really hard to treat in baby chicks.

 

[ZJchicks]

Thank you for your thoughts. I am afraid I may have caused the problem because I accidentally rotated the eggs past day 18. It was my first time incubating and I was not expecting to be doing it at all and so it may have been my fault. Just happy to see three seem to be doing well.