Is this splay leg or slipped tendons, and what can I do to help this chick?

[Bocktobery 10]

Agrees with AD...may be too late to correct with vitamins, hobbles and such.
Looks like it may be more of a genetic or development anomaly than a vitamin deficiency or slipped tendon.
But I am not real sure, sorry.

Have you tried doing a search here on slipped tendon?
advanced search>titles only>slipped tendon

yes, but I didn't find it helpful. I'm not sure if it is a slipped tendon... it didn't quite seem like what they were saying. That's why I asked the question and posted pictures hoping maybe someone with experience might be able to give me a better opinion.

She might have been the chick the teacher in class tried to help hatch- I know there was one of them which they did.

 

[aart]

Anyone have a full grown hen with crooked toes? Does it give her great difficulty?

Have several birds with funky toes...doesn't seem to deter their usual activities.

 

[Eggcessive]

It looks more like leg bone deformity, probably Varus-Valgus deformity. Valgus presents a knock-kneed appearance, while Varus has a bow-legged appearance. This 2 disorders ccan affect one or both legs. I doubt that any treatment will work, but I sure would give it a try with splinting and using vitamins with trace minerals. Here is some reading about those:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1790586/?page=3
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/1051/leg-health-in-large-broilers/

 

[Bocktobery 10]

It looks more like leg bone deformity, probably Varus-Valgus deformity. Valgus presents a knock-kneed appearance, while Varus has a bow-legged appearance. This 2 disorders ccan affect one or both legs. I doubt that any treatment will work, but I sure would give it a try with splinting and using vitamins with trace minerals. Here is some reading about those:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1790586/?page=3
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/1051/leg-health-in-large-broilers/

Thank you so much for this, Eggcessive! Yes, this is it... but she is walking ok now after having her legs banded together. Its not so 'splay' anymore- or at all, really. She's been wearing the band since day one- has had it off (without me realizing it) for two days now and seems to be walking just fine. From the diagrams you provided, it looks definitely like Valgus. I started to put vitamins in the water about at about a week and a half since their hatch. I think it helped greatly, as that is the only different thing, other than banding the legs together (like they do in splay leg) with vet wrap.

Thanks so much! I totally appreciate it!... i love learning about things, and it helps to have the words to look them up with.

 

[Bocktobery 10]

Have several birds with funky toes...doesn't seem to deter their usual activities.

Thank you so much for this! It helps relieve my stress to know she'll probably be ok now!