New born chick two broken legs

[Eggcessive]

I am afraid that she probably has broken her legs in the holes in the brooder. It would be helpful to see a couple of pictures, but I realize they are bandaged. Is a vet a possibility? If you have any others hatching, I would cover that mesh with a solid surface.

 

[Eggcessive]

It is hard to tell much from the picture in the bandaid splints. If they are compound fractures (bone through the skin,) I would consider euthanizing. Splinting in a more natural slightly bent position might be more comfortable.

 

[ShannonR]

I would put the poor thing out of its misery. Sorry about this.

 

[andie8707]

Her joints are definitely popped out, she was bleeding a little bit. It's horrible. I'm letting her warm up right now. I'll try to unwrap later.

 

[andie8707]

I did a little bit more searching she has slipped tendons in both of her legs. Is there any way to recover from that for a chick? I feel so bad for her. I've been using a dropper to give her water. I'm going to try to make a thin paste with some chick feed and water to give to her later.

 

[Kiki]

Have you come across this yet?

It's worth the read...
http://www.poultrypedia.com/poultry-podiatry

 

[andie8707]

https://www.chickenheavenonearth.co...u-can-do-to-help-chicken-heaven-on-earth.html

So after googling for hours I finally found this. I'm definitely dealing with slipped tendons. I wish I would have found this sooner to help her better. I made her a chicken chair similar to the one in this article and re-wrapped her legs with flexible tape. I'm still giving her water with a thin feed paste and a I crushed a vitamin b tablet and added that in on the off chance it will help. She's definitely a fighter. So I'll still do what I can but hopefully someone else may be able to use this article if they need it. It took me forever to find this.

 

[andie8707]

Here's little Lucky in her chick chair. Hopefully she'll live up to her name! And then with her (I'm pretty sure he's a male) brother in the mini brooder/chick ICU. He just hatched yesterday evening I'm waiting for him to walk a little better before putting him with my other chicks.

 

[Kiki]

https://www.chickenheavenonearth.co...u-can-do-to-help-chicken-heaven-on-earth.html

So after googling for hours I finally found this. I'm definitely dealing with slipped tendons. I wish I would have found this sooner to help her better. I made her a chicken chair similar to the one in this article and re-wrapped her legs with flexible tape. I'm still giving her water with a thin feed paste and a I crushed a vitamin b tablet and added that in on the off chance it will help. She's definitely a fighter. So I'll still do what I can but hopefully someone else may be able to use this article if they need it. It took me forever to find this.

This is why we were trying to get pictures from the start...to help you figure it out.
It's very unlikely that a chick would break both legs and have bones sticking out.
Regardless I'm glad you finally figured it out.

 

[andie8707]

This is why we were trying to get pictures from the start...to help you figure it out.
It's very unlikely that a chick would break both legs and have bones sticking out.
Regardless I'm glad you finally figured it out.

I really appreciate your help! I was so nervous to unwrap her so many time bc I didn't want to do anymore damage. That little chick just does not keep still! Lol! I didn't want to bend her leg again to cause anymore pain. Hopefully she can recover now. Thank you for your help!