Mystery breed?

[Gussychick]

This is my very first time raising chicks! In my first batch I purchased 3 different breeds from our farm store that I believe received their chicks from Hoover's Hatchery. I picked 2 black australorps, 2 midnight majesty Marans, and 2 Colombian wyandottes. These gals are approximately 4 weeks old now but one pair does not look as I expected they would! The first picture of the ACTUAL black one I believe is one of the Australorp chicks, the next is one of the wyandottes, but the one with the funky leg looks awfully white for a black maran! Anybody recognize it?? They were always similar to the Wyandottes, just darker. Unfortunately I lost the other one of the 'mystery' chicks at 2 weeks. I'm beginning to guess they had the bin mislabeled.

And that leg....she gets around fine, eats and drinks great...hope that she'll live out a long but gimpy life?

 

[azygous]

I can't help you with the breeds, but you need to try to fix that splayed leg. It may be too late, but it's sure worth a try. Given the age and how the chick has been accustomed to the position by now, I would use a chick chair along with a hobble. The objective is to strengthen and straighten the leg. If you get on this condition in the first few days after hatch, the chick quickly adjusts and grows strength in just a few days of treatment. Your chick may take longer. Make a hobble out of Vetrap, cut into narrow strips and fashioned around the chick's hocks with a short hobble to keep the legs within proper distance of each other.

These photos are courtesy of @Eggcessive. She says: "I would only leave the chick in there for a few hours at a time. They can struggle to get out, and can get hurt, so keep an eye on them. Place food and water close enough to reach. Here are a bunch of homemade chairs and slings".

 

[SurferchickinSB]

This is my very first time raising chicks! In my first batch I purchased 3 different breeds from our farm store that I believe received their chicks from Hoover's Hatchery. I picked 2 black australorps, 2 midnight majesty Marans, and 2 Colombian wyandottes. These gals are approximately 4 weeks old now but one pair does not look as I expected they would! The first picture of the ACTUAL black one I believe is one of the Australorp chicks, the next is one of the wyandottes, but the one with the funky leg looks awfully white for a black maran! Anybody recognize it?? They were always similar to the Wyandottes, just darker. Unfortunately I lost the other one of the 'mystery' chicks at 2 weeks. I'm beginning to guess they had the bin mislabeled.View attachment 1735146 View attachment 1735147 View attachment 1735148
And that leg....she gets around fine, eats and drinks great...hope that she'll live out a long but gimpy life?

Looks like she has spraddle leg. You can fix that if you want. I would definitely fix it so she can have a normal life. Go to the learning center on this site and look up the information. There will be photos and everything to show you how to correct that condition. You can also Google it on the Internet, but it should be fixed right away while she is developing quickly.

 

[Gussychick]

Thank you so much for the tips and resources! I certainly want to keep trying to fix it
@azygous @SurferchickinSB

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you show the other leg in picture 3? It looks like the right leg is out to the side—can it even bend? Or is the joint locked? At this age, I am not sure that you would be able to do much about that right leg. Vitamins including riboflavin are good for leg problems if given early. Splinting sometimes helps. If there are splayed legs hobbling them close together for several days can help if done in the first week or so. But some leg issues are not often treated successfully. Here are some links to read about leg problems:
https://thepoultrysite.com/articles/leg-health-in-large-broilers

This chick has perosis, sometimes called slipped tendon, but more likely a leg bone deformity.

 

[Gussychick]

Can you show the other leg in picture 3? It looks like the right leg is out to the side—can it even bend? Or is the joint locked? At this age, I am not sure that you would be able to do much about that right leg. Vitamins including riboflavin are good for leg problems if given early. Splinting sometimes helps. If there are splayed legs hobbling them close together for several days can help if done in the first week or so. But some leg issues are not often treated successfully. Here are some links to read about leg problems:
https://thepoultrysite.com/articles/leg-health-in-large-broilers

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This chick has perosis, sometimes called slipped tendon, but more likely a leg bone deformity.

Her left leg is fine and can support her while walking, she occasionally bends the right leg slightly and sometimes underneath herself but mostly holds it to the side and lays down with it out when she can. I'll get a picture this evening but looking under her, it almost looks like her thigh is angled outwards.

 

[Gussychick]

I have also given sav-a-chic vitamins and probiotics several times in their water