Help! Chick Cannot Stand Up

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Hope your chick is OK.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Sorry about your baby. I hope he is ok and you can get him back to good health soon.

 

[gander007]

Alright

great to have you joining the BYC flock

BYC has a very useful learning center

@Pinkaboo, gave you some very good advice with pictures and I sure would follow them

 

[Wyandottes7]

Welcome to BYC!

We're glad to have you.

 

[BantamLover21]

Glad you joined us!


I'm sorry about your chick--hopefully he recovers!

 

[Pinkaboo]

Thanks for all the advice. I examined his leg a little closer and it seems to me that the problem lies with his knee joint. It looks pretty swollen and red. It could still be a dislocated hip but I am really not sure what to do. I have massaged it and gently stretched his legs. Thanks to anyone who can help

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My chick had very red swollen knee joint because he was walking on it
I thought for a while it must be dislocated but it wasn't once you get his leg strapped and
Stop him walking on his knee he should be fine

 

[Jessorr2]

Hi just posted about mine having the same problem
I splinted its leg to try straighten the knee joint with a eye make up remover pad and micropore tape

Also taped his toes straight but changed the tape daily and massage toes and legs

Get someone to help you check for dislocated hip
Hold the chick and gently pull its leg away from its body while feeling its hip joint to see if its popped out, it should go back in with a gentle stretch of the leg and light pressure on the joint

I also gave him scrambled egg
, electrolyte drink and marmite for vit d


Oh and marmite is doing great now, took about a week for him to walk normally

I have a chick with the same issue-it seems like the joint can't straighten-did you try and make it as straight as possible then splint?? How old is to old ?? My chick is about 5 -7days old now