I NEED HELP ASAP

[Lacrystol]

 

[rocki769]

Can you tape both fee flat?

-Kathy

I can try

 

[Lacrystol]

Just curled? If that's the case, I would make him a shoe, I think Kathy posted pics..

 

[rocki769]

Just curled?  If that's the case, I would make him a shoe, I think Kathy posted pics..  

Yep, I'm doing that right now. But I only have regular tape. I hope that'll work until I go to the store

 

[casportpony]

Just curled? If that's the case, I would make him a shoe, I think Kathy posted pics..

I think what your seeing is that the toe is bent... this is quite common in peafowl hatched in incubators. Will try to find pictures of some.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I use masking tape.

-Kathy

 

[Lacrystol]

This works for ducks too. I use the "paper" type medical tape, but masking tape works too.
You did great, by the way!

Also, if you could maybe hold him up, and let his legs dangle, and take a pic, we could get a better look at what might be going on.

oops sorry Kathy, RIGHT Here, I think this is the way you should go. you can use a Bandaid, just got to make sure those toes are straight.

 

[rocki769]

oops sorry Kathy,  RIGHT Here, I think this is the way you should go.  you can use a Bandaid, just got to make sure those toes are straight.

Ok I'm doing that now

 

[Lacrystol]

I would second guess taping the legs together just yet. I think if you can get his toes Flat, he'll use them and be able to gain strength and pull himself right up.. But if you decide to tape them together, he will flip and fall over a lot, he'll even get stuck upside down with his legs up in the air and to me, that's not really working those muscles.

But it's up to you. you may want to try the shoe first give it some time, see if he can start using those toes and weak muscles and if he's getting no wheres and continues to drag that foot after several hours then you might want to try taping the legs...

 

[rocki769]

I would second guess taping the legs together just yet.  I think if you can get his toes Flat, he'll use them and be able to gain strength and pull himself right up..  But if you decide to tape them together, he will flip and fall over a lot, he'll even get stuck upside down with his legs up in the air and to me, that's not really working those muscles. 

But it's up to you.  you may want to try the shoe first give it some time, see if he can start using those toes and weak muscles and if he's getting no wheres and continues to drag that foot after several hours then you might want to try taping the legs...

Ok, I'm trying to get him to stop shaking long enough so I can put his shoe on. It's difficult when you have a duck with messed up feet and one hand LOL I'm trying