Help! Chick Hatched with LEGS Straight Back!

[chuckachucka]

I hope she gets better! Keep us updated.

 

[SavKel&RynKel]

I agree with what a lot of people were saying. Your "boots" look good and it was walking on the table well (next time try a peice of newspaper so its feet dont slide out)
The big thing here is the bones are still growing, so you have time to get nutrients in and bend those feet in position... But you'll have to spend *as much time as possible* keeping the bird on its feet. If it favors a knee (or whatever their knee is called) or pics up its foot and learns to walk only on one, it will not be able to keep up with the others. Then you will have to spend it's whole life dealing with malnourishment issues, and beak trimming... The list goes on!
Not trying to be negative, as mentioned- you're doing great so far.
Just be sure you're committed, or in it for the long haul...or help the chick out as others have mentioned.
Ryn.

 

[MichyA]

I agree with what a lot of people were saying. Your "boots" look good and it was walking on the table well (next time try a peice of newspaper so its feet dont slide out)
The big thing here is the bones are still growing, so you have time to get nutrients in and bend those feet in position... But you'll have to spend *as much time as possible* keeping the bird on its feet. If it favors a knee (or whatever their knee is called) or pics up its foot and learns to walk only on one, it will not be able to keep up with the others. Then you will have to spend it's whole life dealing with malnourishment issues, and beak trimming... The list goes on!
Not trying to be negative, as mentioned- you're doing great so far.
Just be sure you're committed, or in it for the long haul...or help the chick out as others have mentioned.
Ryn.

I’m definitely committed, last year I treated one of my polish hens with wry neck for 5 months until she recovered 100%. I do understand odds are maybe against us here, but I’ll try my best. Thanks for the newspaper idea.

 

[MichyA]

I agree with what a lot of people were saying. Your "boots" look good and it was walking on the table well (next time try a peice of newspaper so its feet dont slide out)
The big thing here is the bones are still growing, so you have time to get nutrients in and bend those feet in position... But you'll have to spend *as much time as possible* keeping the bird on its feet. If it favors a knee (or whatever their knee is called) or pics up its foot and learns to walk only on one, it will not be able to keep up with the others. Then you will have to spend it's whole life dealing with malnourishment issues, and beak trimming... The list goes on!
Not trying to be negative, as mentioned- you're doing great so far.
Just be sure you're committed, or in it for the long haul...or help the chick out as others have mentioned.
Ryn.

Do you think the hair tie with the drinking straw that’s used to treat splayed leg would help....or would that be overkill? Maybe that would help keep the legs closer together and help it stand upright better?

 

[SavKel&RynKel]

I’m definitely committed, last year I treated one of my polish hens with wry neck for 5 months until she recovered 100%. I do understand odds are maybe against us here, but I’ll try my best. Thanks for the newspaper idea.

5 months?! Dang... We have a week old turkey with wry neck. Just started this weekend, so SavKel has been reading up on it, but i didn't know it was that long of a commitment.

 

[SavKel&RynKel]

Do you think the hair tie with the drinking straw that’s used to treat splayed leg would help....or would that be overkill? Maybe that would help keep the legs closer together and help it stand upright better?

We had a splayed leg that we tried that with... Putting a loose rubberband made the bird pull its leg in, but generally it started laying down alot, and "flaphopping" to get food.
It will work differently for every bird, but i think the cup is a better idea...

 

[MichyA]

5 months?! Dang... We have a week old turkey with wry neck. Just started this weekend, so SavKel has been reading up on it, but i didn't know it was that long of a commitment.

I’m definitely committed, last year I treated one of my polish hens with wry neck for 5 months until she recovered 100%. I do understand odds are maybe against us here, but I’ll try my best. Thanks for the newspaper idea.

She was healthy otherwise so I didn’t want to give up on her. Wasn’t able to do the ramp to the coop bc she was afraid of falling so I’d have to carry her in and out each day and twice a day rotated between Nutridrench mixed with vitamin e and selenium and the next day polivisol without iron mixed with the selenium and vit e. One day I went to carry her out of the coop and she was the first one to run down the ramp...head completely straight. It was as if her neck just healed overnight.

 

[SavKel&RynKel]

She was healthy otherwise so I didn’t want to give up on her. Wasn’t able to do the ramp to the coop bc she was afraid of falling so I’d have to carry her in and out each day and twice a day rotated between Nutridrench mixed with vitamin e and selenium and the next day polivisol without iron mixed with the selenium and vit e. One day I went to carry her out of the coop and she was the first one to run down the ramp...head completely straight. It was as if her neck just healed overnight.

That's great! Ours sleeps a lot sadly. It will go to eat/drink/walk and just lose control... So it will lay down with It's head in a u shape. Hoping that pumping it full of vitamins helps. It got to i think 8 days old when it started, so we've been giving everyone extra vitamins in their water just to be sure.

 

[MichyA]

That's great! Ours sleeps a lot sadly. It will go to eat/drink/walk and just lose control... So it will lay down with It's head in a u shape. Hoping that pumping it full of vitamins helps. It got to i think 8 days old when it started, so we've been giving everyone extra vitamins in their water just to be sure.

Aw hope she gets better soon!

 

[SavKel&RynKel]

Aw hope she gets better soon!

Only time will tell!
Just found out SavKel gave one of our newly hatched a "hobble".
Medical tape the two legs together, much like the rubberband and a straw, but it doesn't offer the ability to pull the leg straight up as well.
Guess the little tyke is supporting one leg, but at first glance the hobble is much better than the straw (just my opinion)
Anyways, keep us posted on yours!