Help! 3 week old peep with broken leg

iamnanaof2

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Aug 19, 2014
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I have included a picture this time, it appeares to have a broken leg, but when we picked her up to splint her leg, she pulled her leg in and it looked normal and strait then. So, any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. We are not sure if we should brace it or not or even how to. Thank you in advance.
 
It may be a slipped tendon. There is not a great deal of success with treatment of those. I would start some poultry vitamins with minerals in the feed. Poultry Booster by Rooster Booster is one brand, and Poultry Cell is another that is fed by mouth 1 ml orally each day.Here are some links to read for you to decide if that fits:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/756556/slipped-tendon-splayed-leg-confused
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/905811/slipped-tendon-home-surgery
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/6/diseases-of-poultry/220/slipped-tendon-perosis/
https://sites.google.com/a/larsencreek.com/chicken-orthopedics/
 

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