Help chick won't put weight on leg!!!!

[Chicky-bock-bock-mamma]

This chick came today and won't put weight on leg. Can I splint it or something?....Help please

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

I know what to do go to my article about fixing splayed and hurt chick legs if you can it will tell you everything if you can't find the one by me I will walk you through what to do

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

Fixing splayed or straddled legs on chicks

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

That's what my article is called

 

[sylviethecochin]

He hatched today?
It could be a hatch defect caused by high temp or too much humidity, but I'm thinking it looks more like a vitamin deficiency. Give him a vitamin B-complex tablet, or Riboflavin (B2), and a general poultry vitamin supplement, such as nutri-drench (it's a good source, but a little low on Riboflavin, which is the most likely culprit). Merck poultry nutrition is a good reference.

Also, check his functional leg, especially at the knee joint, to make sure that it matches the other one. That doesn't look like a slipped tendon to me, but better safe than sorry. Here's an article on fixing slipped tendon.

And here's poultry podiatry, which is an excellent site. Bookmark it. Love it.

 

[Chicky-bock-bock-mamma]

No the chick is around 3 days old, just came in the mail. First time ordering chicks and have lost a few trying to save this little one!!!

He hatched today?
It could be a hatch defect caused by high temp or too much humidity, but I'm thinking it looks more like a vitamin deficiency. Give him a vitamin B-complex tablet, or Riboflavin (B2), and a general poultry vitamin supplement, such as nutri-drench (it's a good source, but a little low on Riboflavin, which is the most likely culprit). Merck poultry nutrition is a good reference.

Also, check his functional leg, especially at the knee joint, to make sure that it matches the other one. That doesn't look like a slipped tendon to me, but better safe than sorry. Here's an article on fixing slipped tendon.

And here's poultry podiatry, which is an excellent site. Bookmark it. Love it.

 

[sylviethecochin]

No the chick is around 3 days old, just came in the mail. First time ordering chicks and have lost a few trying to save this little one!!!

Well, good luck.

 

[Chicky-bock-bock-mamma]

Well, good luck.

Thanks and thank you for the advice.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Agree with sylviethecochin, TRY the vitamin supplements, it won't hurt. Read up on PoultryPedia about Splayed & other leg issues. You should contact the whomever you got the chicks from to report your issues, it could be their stock.

 

[Fluffbuttnewbie]

I know that this is the old thread, but if OP is still here, can you tell me what the outcome for your baby was?