My chicks leg

[Elana DeBolt]

So my chick is around 4 week's old and a few days ago I noticed that the chick's knee was a little bigger than the other, and 2 weeks before that I noticed that the chick pointed it's toe's out when it walked. I had to help this chick hatch but when I opened the incubator it jumped out and landed on the floor mat, around 3 and 1/2 feet, I checked it over and it seemed fine. I thought the toe pointing was from it not hatching it's self ( i read that help hatching will result in weaker legs) but I don't know what is wrong now, the vet is a ways away, and the chick doesn't seem to be in pain, I even squeezed it's leg a little to see if it was hurting. When the chick walks it's leens it's leg under a little. Here are some pics of it...

 

[Eggcessive]

It looks like a leg bone deformity, common in all poultry. Here is some reading about the different ones:
https://www.researchgate.net/public..._of_the_Intertarsal_Joint_in_Broiler_Chickens
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul.../noninfectious-skeletal-disorders-in-broilers

 

[Elana DeBolt]

I think your right, thank you that is a relief

 

[Eggcessive]

You are welcome. Do you know what breed your pullet is? Just wondering if it is a meat bird?

 

[Elana DeBolt]

You are welcome. Do you know what breed your pullet is? Just wondering if it is a meat bird?

The chicks dad is a BCM and the mother is an olivegger, I got the egg from a breeder, but after watching some of the woman's YouTube videos I see she only has two BCM roos, leaving a chance for inbreeding if the oliveggers father was one of the too roos. I think that is what happened to, but she is a nice lady who gets her flock checked every year.