My chick's leg appears broken at the knee. What should I do.

[chicken coop scoop]

I just notice that my 3 day old baby chick was having a hard time walking and was just scooting around. It turns out that one of its knees is broken and it is having problems with the other leg to, maybe at the hip. It also may have hatched out with a leg problems and I didnt notice till now. What would you suggest for me to do.

 

[suburbanminifarm]

Can you post a picture so everyone can get a better idea of the injury?

 

[chicken coop scoop]

I can't figure out how to put pictures on here. I kinda new on here. Does anyone have ay tips.

 

[emvickrey]

Open a Photobucket account and upload your pics there, then copy the forum link it provides and past it to your post.

 

[darkfur]

http://sites.google.com/a/larsencreek.com/chicken-orthopedics/leg-braces may be useful
I think, without seeing it obviously so I can't really make a good judgement, that it's quite likely that it's a slipped tendon (perosis) not a broken leg, as a slipped tendon at the hock is relatively common in chickies
If the chickie is really severely disabled the kindest thing might be euthanasia

 

[chicken coop scoop]

Thanks everyone for your help but when i came to check on it today it had pasted away. There must have been something else wrong with too.

I wish I could have saved him.

 

[tamelroy]

I am so sorry!