In need of help and advice!

[redroan]

I have a two day old duckling that i hatched myself and the legs have yet to straitghen out. What can i do to help them unfold and become useful? Pictures below

 

[oregonkat]

Oooo, poor little one! Can you manually straighten the legs to where they need to be? In one picture that hock/knee joint looks a little swollen, I hope not. I will send for some help here @WVduckchick, @Pyxis, @KikisGirls, can you make any suggestions for the OP?

 

[Kiki]

I am not too familiar with ducklings. Do you happen to have Nutri Drench on hand?

 

[Miss Lydia]

@redroan can you straighten the legs out? Nutri drench is excellent for giving poultry a good start.

 

[redroan]

No i cant they feel like they are locked there. No i dont have any drench on me but i did get some niacin to put in here water along with some probiotics

 

[redroan]

I did take some vet wrap and wrap her legs together (not to tight) just so they where sitting under it rather then to the side is that a good place to start? Or any other taping suggestions?

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry
Maybe something here will help.

 

[oregonkat]

No i cant they feel like they are locked there. No i dont have any drench on me but i did get some niacin to put in here water along with some probiotics

The fact that you cannot manually operate the legs is not good. Are the hock joints swollen, they appeared to be in the photo? Is there any change in the chick now?

 

[Lil Drake40]

How’s the duckling doing today?

 

[redroan]

Well since i have had the legs wrapped together under it one of the legs is beginning to extend out not fully but more then it was in the beginning. Some one on facebook suggested using popsicle sticks as a splint of some sort think this will work?