Update on my 4 chickiedoodles.
So, my first 2 chickies that got the leg issues from the paper towel. The first chick ended up with a slipped tendon. This morning was day 2 for her. I couldn't get the leg to straighten out completely, and I didn't want to force it. So instead I exercised it quite often today and flexed it, in the mean time I started making her a little chick chair. Just a bit ago I was finally able to get the leg straight (without much effort) and I felt the tendon go back in place... I actually wasn't trying when it happed, I was just ever so lightly holding her leg and she pulled up on it (to try to take it back from me) and I felt it, and it was straight. Once I let go of it, it went right back to be tucked up by her, but I was able to straighten the leg easily after that, and she didn't seem too uncomfortable either. I splinted the leg, and strapped her in a chair. She's ticked, but at least she'll be able to do her most favorite activity all day... which is eat. She was always hanging out at the food dish. LOL.
Chick #2, that had the splayed legs. I banded them & it helped a TON. The chick hated it, and picked at it, and fought it... but eventually gave up. However, I think from her fighting the banding, she got a slipped tendon too. This one was MUCH easier to straighen as she hasn't been hobbling around on it for 2 days. She's splinted and in another chair!
Chick #3... Beautiful! Nice toes, nice legs, very perky & alert. Phew! Good chickie.
Chick #4 - the one that took 37 hours from pip to hatch, and ended up being quite small and weak. When I got up this morning I was pretty sure it was not going to last. She never got up, she would just chirp once in a while and had 1 stiff leg that just stuck straight out. I kept tucking it up under her but it didn't seem to help. She just didn't seem to have enough strength to do much at all but move in a circle on her bum. Just in case though, I banded her legs... & it has made a HUGE improvement. She's still small, but she can stand now, and even walk around a bit (though inhibited by the bands). We got her to drink a little electrolyte water. She still rests a lot, but it's looking much more promising, and I have hope for this little fighter. Slow to make the milestones, but she's making them.
There ya are... an update.
Oh, & congrats & good luck to all the others & their hatches!!
So, my first 2 chickies that got the leg issues from the paper towel. The first chick ended up with a slipped tendon. This morning was day 2 for her. I couldn't get the leg to straighten out completely, and I didn't want to force it. So instead I exercised it quite often today and flexed it, in the mean time I started making her a little chick chair. Just a bit ago I was finally able to get the leg straight (without much effort) and I felt the tendon go back in place... I actually wasn't trying when it happed, I was just ever so lightly holding her leg and she pulled up on it (to try to take it back from me) and I felt it, and it was straight. Once I let go of it, it went right back to be tucked up by her, but I was able to straighten the leg easily after that, and she didn't seem too uncomfortable either. I splinted the leg, and strapped her in a chair. She's ticked, but at least she'll be able to do her most favorite activity all day... which is eat. She was always hanging out at the food dish. LOL.
Chick #2, that had the splayed legs. I banded them & it helped a TON. The chick hated it, and picked at it, and fought it... but eventually gave up. However, I think from her fighting the banding, she got a slipped tendon too. This one was MUCH easier to straighen as she hasn't been hobbling around on it for 2 days. She's splinted and in another chair!
Chick #3... Beautiful! Nice toes, nice legs, very perky & alert. Phew! Good chickie.
Chick #4 - the one that took 37 hours from pip to hatch, and ended up being quite small and weak. When I got up this morning I was pretty sure it was not going to last. She never got up, she would just chirp once in a while and had 1 stiff leg that just stuck straight out. I kept tucking it up under her but it didn't seem to help. She just didn't seem to have enough strength to do much at all but move in a circle on her bum. Just in case though, I banded her legs... & it has made a HUGE improvement. She's still small, but she can stand now, and even walk around a bit (though inhibited by the bands). We got her to drink a little electrolyte water. She still rests a lot, but it's looking much more promising, and I have hope for this little fighter. Slow to make the milestones, but she's making them.
There ya are... an update.
Oh, & congrats & good luck to all the others & their hatches!!
