HELP chick broken leg?

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

When I did it I used a cloth medical tape.

The one I have is for horses, it
sticks to itself without adhesive... It can stand better with the looser brace between legs so I have put that back on for now and put him back with his mum to reduce stress then I'll have to try again with tape.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Can you bend it into the correct position?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Looks like you are getting help with the wrappings, etc.
I would give this chick 1/4 tablet B-Complex daily for a week. Hope you are able to fix the legs.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Do you think something like this might help?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fixing-crooked-legs-on-freshly-hatched-chicks-and-ducklings-work-in-progress.1326322/post-2163685

I tried wrapping again. It helps but I don't think it will stay on long. It's back under mumma hen. I will try rewrap again later a bit tighter. Should I put hobble on too?

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

I'm glad mother hen is completely fine with me handling the chicks I have rewrapped again and it's better then my previous wrap job but I will need more practice to get it tight enough and at the right angle - the leg still goes backwards but not as bad. At least he can eat and drink on his own now and sort of hobble around.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Chickie update, he's going ok eating and drinking and active.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Chickie update, he's going ok eating and drinking and active. View attachment 2986025
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Are the toes/foot curled under? If it is, then best tape it flat or they will stay that way and you'll have more issues to deal with.
Did you get any B-Complex to give to this chick?

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Are the toes/foot curled under? If it is, then best tape it flat or they will stay that way and you'll have more issues to deal with.
Did you get any B-Complex to give to this chick?

They only had poultry vitamins available so he's having that. I think he was just in an awkward position at that time of the photo, no curled toes now.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

So I've taken bandage off. He won't put weight on the foot though much better able to bend it now .

actually looks a little swollen?

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

So looks like Slipped Tendon / Chondrodystrophy hock disease. Although I give chick starter and poultry vitamin water it is supposedly a vitamin deficiency problem?
Will this chick survive this? Get better? Or always have this walking problem? - painful suffering walking or not? Better off to cull to end suffering or could he/she live a good life still?