Foot deformed as well joint/leg issue?

[Angelbirdy]

Sorry to inundate this forum, but my little chick doesn’t seem to be improving as far as mobility and she escaped her chick chair after struggling to lift out with just her wings. She’s so determined! I don’t want to injure her further with the chair, not sure how to keep her in it. Wrap over her top?). She pushes up on her good toes (first pic) and still tries to draw the bad leg up and out. The wrap is keeping it somewhat extended. I noticed that her bad leg also has thicker looking toes and they don’t lay flat. I’ve been bothering her so much today with all these attempts, but should I try a shoe or a deeper chair?

 

[Eggcessive]

Make sure the bandage is not too tight, since that could be causing some swelling in the toes. You might need to experiment with chairs or a sock sling suspended without her feet touching the floor.

 

[Angelbirdy]

Make sure the bandage is not too tight, since that could be causing some swelling in the toes. You might need to experiment with chairs or a sock sling suspended without her feet touching the floor.

Thanks. I wondered about circulation but the wrap seems pretty loose. I will redo this evening. Trying to help her rest up in between handling. Since she jumped out of her chair from a suspended position I may try a sock sling instead, good call!

 

[Angelbirdy]

Thanks! Conflicting advice about not letting a slipped tendon patient’s legs touch the floor or making sure feet CAN touch the floor. it seems that for splayed leg they should, for a slipped tendon they shouldn’t?
She’s still alive and still drinking from the dropper and accepting a tiny amount of yolk when I slip it in. She pooped a couple of times, so at least something’s getting through.
I removed the wrap and kept her in a new chair that was deeper than her entire body. She still managed to flip out of it and her toes are still larger in the deformed leg, so at least it’s not a circulation problem due to the wrap.

 

[Eggcessive]

I hope that she can get better and can manage to live a fairly normal life. Keep in mind that many of the foot and leg problems in poultry are seldom made normal, and many chicks are put down when they cannot be helped. Sometimes it is hard to tell a slipped tendon from one of the leg bone deformities (varus or valgus, or twisted tibia.) On top of that curled under toes and other problems can complicate things. Those little feathers feet and legs make it harder to see what is going on. Good luck and please let us know how she gets along.

 

[Angelbirdy]

I had to cull our little chick this morning, very quickly and successfully. She was in the dying stage and would no longer open her eyes, push up with her good leg or accept water or yolk. Examined her after and it was a break in the joint. Poor thing, I was rolling it around trying to fix a slipped tendon after the hobbles didn’t work. She and I tried really really hard and I knew when it was time. Her last night was spent cuddling with her mates instead of being in the dreaded chick chair. Two of them kept returning to lay down with her after they got up. I’d like to think that was a comfort to her. Everyone else is thriving and I’m really happy with the hatchery Ideal Poultry. When I called to ask for advice after our chicks arrived they credited me, which I didn’t need or expect, but it was very nice of them. I miss this little one so much, and was envisioning a happier outcome. This photo is of her on her first day, still perky and how I prefer to remember her now.