Help! Splayed Leg

[Sunny-Side Up]

I have an Easter Egger whose name is Camilla. And her favorite hobby? Eating. She's a week old, and huge and super fat! She has to waddle to walk because she's so fat. She's almost always eating, drinking, or sleeping. She's a lot bigger than the other chicks, and I was just wondering, is it okay for her to be so fat? Will it make her less active? Or will she just lose her baby fat eventually?

 

[WyanDotteMeow]

Maybe put her on a diet! It'll help her alot!

 

[Sunny-Side Up]

How do I do that? I'm worried that she'll go into a cycle: she gets pretty fat so she doesn't walk around a lot, and since she can't walk around a lot she only eats, which gets her more fat... You get the idea. I just don't want her to be unhealthy.

 

[Then I Will]

I would be concerned about constipation. If she has pasty butt and cannot defecate, she will die within 3 days.

I'm not sure what I would do in this case, but I would be concerned about it being something other than putting on adipose tissue...

She's probably too young to have a tumor. But weight gain isn't always a surface issue.

 

[Then I Will]

Also, the fact that she is less active is deeply concerning. Chicks are very active, even if they did eat too much. Again, try watching her closely and giving some TLC, electrolytes, etc.

 

[Amer]

I would be concerned about constipation. If she has pasty butt and cannot defecate, she will die within 3 days.

I'm not sure what I would do in this case, but I would be concerned about it being something other than putting on adipose tissue...

She's probably too young to have a tumor. But weight gain isn't always a surface issue.

X2 I wouldn't worry about a chick being fat, probably pasty butt or some other issue. Chicks do get tired. Show a side pic of her standing up. Splay legs?

 

[chuckachucka]

Yes this age chick being too fat from eating too much is pretty much unheard of. Other underlying issues could be causing a problem, but do not worry about how much she is eating at this stage.

 

[Sunny-Side Up]

I just saw her try to walk, and yes, she has splayed leg. I know what to do from Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, but do you have any tips it help?

 

[Amer]

I just saw her try to walk, and yes, she has splayed leg. I know what to do from Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, but do you have any tips it help?

I don't, but have noticed it is very common. (I have seen a lot of chicks within the years of my chicken experience.)

 

[ChickNanny13]

There's a website PoultryPedi and there's info about Splayed Legs that you can search in the forums. The sooner you treat the better. There's a brace that you can make, watch for other issues; curled toes which is treated with vitamins (Riboflavin deficiency).