Is this splayed leg or something else?

CinnamonQueen12

Chirping
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Jul 20, 2011
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This chick hatched earlier this morning and a few hours later I noticed that she could not walk or stand. Her legs fold under her sideways, an when she struggles to walk, her left foot reaches over her wing. Is this splayed leg or something worse?
 
Update on chick: she still cant walk. Her legs are in a brace for splayed leg, whether she has it or not. Her knee joints on both legs are slightly red and swollen. When you try to straighten out her legs, she struggles and chirps, as if it hurts. She is happiest with her legs folded under her. She can sit up (sort of) on her knees and to move, she flaps her wings and scoots herself around on her bum. She tips sideways alot, and even with her legs taped she still manages to reach one of her feet under her wing to hit the back of her head every time she tries to move. Does this sound like splayed/spraddle leg to anyone, or is it something else?
 

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