My baby chick can’t walk

[Island Hatchers]

Hi there,
I have a chick that hatched this morning and it can’t walk properly. It appears as though it has a broken left leg or some implication regarding it’s left leg. It’s leg sits out sideways and it appears as though it can’t put any weight on the leg. The chick can limp around but it’s leg is sideways. What might be wrong? How can I help the chick?

 

[Island Hatchers]

Thank you so much guys! I have created a brace for the chick so I will wait and see how that goes.

 

[Talesofplemontfarm]

Hello! It is not likely that the leg is broken, to me it just looks like they are splayed!

this is very common with chicks and with patience and effort can be helped! You will need to get crafty and built some support for them!

Here’s a link below to an article that talks you through some options.

good luck - please keep us updated!

https://healthstartsinthekitchen.com/how-to-fix-splayed-leg-spraddle-leg/comment-page-2/

 

[Henrietta 65]

This looks like splayed leg keep them on a old towel or something grippy so they can’t slip to much
Make sure their waters not to deep maybe add some clean stones so they don’t drown
To fix it you can use a elastic band or a hair tie with a small piece of straw in the middle in a figure of 8

 

[Henrietta 65]

 

[Henrietta 65]

Here is a good pic of how to fix it I and a couple silkies that hatched like this and they all recovered

 

[theoldchick]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-we-correct-splayed-legs-on-new-chicks.72873/

 

[Eggcessive]

When only one leg is affected and it is out to the side, it could be a slipped tendon or a leg bone deformity such as varus valgus deformity. There is an article below on how to tellif it is a slipped tendon and help. Also there is another on the leg bone deformities which are not fixable:
https://www.chickenheavenonearth.co...u-can-do-to-help-chicken-heaven-on-earth.html

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers

 

[Island Hatchers]

Thank you so much! )

 

[Cazook]

Vetwrap (cohesive bandage) fixes this great, they can't remove it but it's easily removable by you, it doesn't stick to their feathers either.