I might have to put them down!!!

[Whitney9988]

So it isn't walking on its hocks anymore but the toes still aren't straightened. I've stopped giving it polyvisol just within the last few days cause I heard to much will make them sick. This last batch of feed I got was a Purina brand. The crop is fine. It's feels empty in the morning and full at night. Not strange feeling inside. Feels like the other chicks crops do. Droppings are normal. I don't know how to describe it, firm, dark brown with white. Doesn't get a bunch of treats and don't really feel them scratch corn. Only when my neighbor brings some over.

I was thinking a long the lines of a vitamin D deficiency. Or the breed it is because now another chick has leg problems as well. He doesn't have the same symptoms though. It looks like it dislocated its "hock". The area that bend is pointed towards the other leg. I'll try to get pics up of him soon.

Both chicks don't seem to be in any pain. I'm pretty sure both of these chicks are males. If you get these two together they will fight and not just play fight. And once they start they don't stop. Poor little guys are both crippled.

So both are possibly male, have leg problems, eating same diet, both a silkie-americana-barred rock mix, same age, not in pain, not obvious signs of disease or crop issues. I'm stumped

 

[maymiegirl]

Did you incubate these two yourself?

 

[Whitney9988]

Nope. The silkie hatched hatched six. There was one that almost died cause she got off the nest but I took it to class with me and put a warm rice sock in with it and it perked up and hatched a few hours later. I also had a chick that had neck problems but it's grown out of that. I think the mom stepped on it or something:/

 

[Whitney9988]

Ok. Here are some updated picks. Hopefully they'll help.

Quiney. It's the one who has the messed up toes.

Kahuna. As you can see its left leg is turned inwards.

 

[Whitney9988]

Any advice?

 

[Whitney9988]

Would wraping the ones leg work at all? Hopefully it's not to late to be fixed...

 

[aberfitch]

looks like a deformed foot to me.

 

[Whitney9988]

For which one? Why would it just appear? Wouldn't it have been born with it?

 

[Whitney9988]

So today the chick with the toe problem has taken a turn for the worst. He hasn't eaten all day until just now and it was only a few bites. He wont drink as well. He doesn't want to stand or walk. He look to also be having some trouble breathing! I brought him in and I gave him some polyvisol and some vitamin E. It really hard right now and considering putting him down cause I have no clue what else I can do. It would be nice to have some help!

 

[birdlover]

Whitney,

I answered you earlier today on your other thread. How are they tonight?