My chicks foot is on backwards?!

[alecia555]

hi everyone!!
i’m really after some help. i just hatched some lavander sussex and one of them was over 48 hours without getting fully out so we helped him out.
he looked fine in the incubator however when we took him out and into a brooder he could not stand or walk. his leg looks like it’s on backwards!
if anyone can leave some advice on how to treat him that would be much appreciated because i’m already very attached to her and don’t want to lose her
thanks so much xx
(she is in a quarantine box btw)

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Looks like a leg bone deformity.
Sadly legs like this generally can not be corrected, even with vitamin therapy and splinting.

Personally, I would cull the chick. Not what folks want to hear, but better than watching a chick struggle to thrive for days/weeks only to have to put them out of their misery later on.

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

 

[alecia555]

UPDATE
thank you everyone for your help. we have sadly decided we are going to take him to the vet and put him down as he has got worse over night and we can tell he’s in pain.
we are really upset but know it’s the best thing to do.
thank you all very much you have all been a massive help

 

[Ais]

I'm sorry you had to go through that

 

[TheCluckyClucker2]

Weird...

@Wyorp Rock
@azygous

 

[sdm111]

Still can't tell by the pic. Try splinting the "backward " leg
and add Riboflavin (B2) to the drinking water.

For what

I may be wrong but I dont think a vitamin is going so turn a foot 180 degrees to correct it

 

[Tonyroo]

Sorry I can't tell the position of the leg in the picture. Hope someone with experience can help.

 

[alecia555]

this is a better photo. the left leg is the one i’m worried about and right has some curled toes that i’m already fixing

 

[Tonyroo]

Wow that's a tough one to fix.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Can she walk at all?