Help...Pekins still having leg problems

[dpingtrich352]

This site will give information on making a shoe to keep her feet flat.

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

Hopefully real soon you'll see some improvement in this one too.

Thank you I will look into this. Can I put something on her feet and her legs to help both?

 

[PollyGirl21]

I would suggest something like this...

Helps uncurl toes, uncross legs, and take weight off legs so it can heal.

 

[dpingtrich352]

I would suggest something like this...
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Helps uncurl toes, uncross legs, and take weight off legs so it can heal.

What is that made of? Sorry my message didn’t go back through last night.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@PollyGirl21

 

[PollyGirl21]

I'm not sure exactly what its made of; I got it off the web.
I think it's just a normal chicken sling with the feet taped down with bandaids. I think it will help your bird very much!

 

[dpingtrich352]

I'm not sure exactly what its made of; I got it off the web.
I think it's just a normal chicken sling with the feet taped down with bandaids. I think it will help your bird very much!

Ok thank you, I was hoping it was something that you had made. We tried taping her feet flat with a tube with a rubber band around her legs...that didn’t work out so well. It wasn’t enough to support her.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'd use a piece of plastic cut from cool whip or margarine container wrap in vet wrap to protect from sharp edges lay foot on the shoe then vet wrap the foot to the shoe making sure not to wrap too tight. Cut plastic to fit foot.

 

[dpingtrich352]

I'd use a piece of plastic cut from cool whip or margarine container wrap in vet wrap to protect from sharp edges lay foot on the shoe then vet wrap the foot to the shoe making sure not to wrap too tight. Cut plastic to fit foot.

I’m wanting to do something like these to get her up from laying on t all the time. Do you think that would help??

 

[Miss Lydia]

Great idea. But remember she needs some form of exercise that is why we rec water therapy even if for now she just floats it is taking pressure off her legs. And who knows when she may just start from floating to using her legs to move around.

 

[PollyGirl21]

I’m wanting to do something like these to get her up from laying on t all the time. Do you think that would help??

Yep, those are chicken slings. I made one for a hen once and it worked great. Instead of a bin, though, I would use a cup with a rag over the top of that and two holes for the legs. chick sized.