Peachick Leg Problem - Need Help!

[casportpony]

How old was he in that first photo?

He was 2-3 hours old in the first photo and about 30 hours old in the second. I left him alone under Mama, but he just kept getting worse.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

msmolly posted this in post #127 from:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/785199/peafowl-may-june-hatch-along-come-join-the-obsession/120

-Kathy

Darn, I was looking everywhere for this picture a few months ago!

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

msmolly posted this in post #127 from:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/785199/peafowl-may-june-hatch-along-come-join-the-obsession/120

-Kathy

I just love this picture:

 

[treegrl5]

I have a 5 day old peachick and his legs don't work from the hocks down, he's such a fighter but I hate seeing him walking around on his hocks. One hock is swollen with a small sore which I have been putting antibiotic ointment on, the other appears normal. His legs are just not working. I have been stretching and flexing them. Does anyone know anything about this?

 

[casportpony]

I have a 5 day old peachick and his legs don't work from the hocks down, he's such a fighter but I hate seeing him walking around on his hocks. One hock is swollen with a small sore which I have been putting antibiotic ointment on, the other appears normal. His legs are just not working. I have been stretching and flexing them. Does anyone know anything about this?

@Garden Peas and @DylansMommight have some suggestions.

-Kathy