Partridge had outwards bent leg, eating but limping pretty bad

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Someone gave me a Barbary partirdge chick but the chicks leg is very bent outwards, he's eating but can't walk properly, would be great if someone could tell me how to fix it, theyres a video attached
 

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I don’t see a video, just the same picture twice. Leg bone deformities such as twisted tibia, and varus valgus deformity, are common in all poultry. Those are permanent and cannot be fixed, unfortunately. Most of those birds are culled if they cannot get around well enough to get to food and water. It also can make them more prone to a predator attack. Some birds may have a slipped or ruptured hock tendon as well. Here are a couple of articles about twisted legs, mostly seen in meat birds, but also common in other birds:
https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/leg-health-in-large-broilers

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers
 
I don’t see a video, just the same picture twice. Leg bone deformities such as twisted tibia, and varus valgus deformity, are common in all poultry. Those are permanent and cannot be fixed, unfortunately. Most of those birds are culled if they cannot get around well enough to get to food and water. It also can make them more prone to a predator attack. Some birds may have a slipped or ruptured hock tendon as well. Here are a couple of articles about twisted legs, mostly seen in meat birds, but also common in other birds:
https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/leg-health-in-large-broilers

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers
Do you reckon it requires amputation
 
I would not attempt amputation unless a vet recommended and performed it. There are some who have made 3 D artificial legs for birds with non-functioning legs. These are attached to the useless leg. This works for small chickens, and there are many examples of these if you Google “3D artificial legs for chicken:”
 

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