My baby chick can’t walk

[Island Hatchers]

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/

Hi there we made a brace and put it on the chick he has a lot more strength in his good leg but still doesn’t seem to be able to put pressure on the bad leg do I need to put the brace back on?

 

[Cazook]

Not being able to put weight on it seems to be a problem beyond splayed leg.

You can try reading this link - https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry which has a lot of information about leg problems in chickens. Good luck

 

[hispoptart]

Hi there we made a brace and put it on the chick he has a lot more strength in his good leg but still doesn’t seem to be able to put pressure on the bad leg do I need to put the brace back on?

You only had the brace on for one day so yes I would say put it back on. I think it will take longer then just the one day.

 

[Talesofplemontfarm]

Hi there we made a brace and put it on the chick he has a lot more strength in his good leg but still doesn’t seem to be able to put pressure on the bad leg do I need to put the brace back on?

I would say yes - make sure to keep an eye on them and help them get their strength back! It might take a while longer! You could also buy a multi-vit supplement for them that may help them regain some strength.