Help! chick with messed up legs!What do I do?

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Dec 3, 2012
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Okay this chick is about 2 or 3 days old.I hatched it and this is how it hatched.It is like its legs are messed up at the joint or something.I want to nurse it back to health but I am not sure what to do.Any help is greatly apreciated.



this is how it stands and lays





 
Have you tried to make splints for this litte guys legs? See if you can straighten the legs back out? I am trying to find the link, I just found it. Maybe it will have some information that can help you.
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www.poultrypedia.com
 
Can it walk? I had several chickens like that and they get around fine right now. I tried to splint their feet and they did not like it at all. They always pecked it off. SOOOOO, I left them off and they have silly looking feet, but they are cute and they get around fine!
 
thank you both, but when i went out today to try something someone told me it had died.I will keep all the information in mind though because I am sure eventually I will end up with another chick with a similar issue.
 

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