Peachick's Leg is Still Crooked Please Help

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MinxFox

MinxFox

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On June 22nd (Monday) mid day a peachick hatched out of one of the eggs in my incubator. I was worried because the right leg looked like it was off to the side. We put the peachick in a 'burrito' following the FrenchBlackCopper method. I think we kept the peachick in there until the next morning. My parents were worried that the peachick was being squeezed too tightly and wanted it out, and I am really thinking it should have stayed in there longer. Anyways since one of FBC's examples of a splayed leg was very severe I figured just a hobble would be okay for this peachick. We hobbled it and his leg still turned out even with a hobble. Later we took the hobble off to let him practice walking and see if that helped. That didn't help so then we re-hobbled the peachick and things were starting to look okay but we took the hobble off this morning and this morning the leg was still turned out even with the hobble. I will show some pictures (please excuse the peachick poop).
Here you can see I am holding the peachick's leg straight. If I had time I would just do this for an hour or more, but unfortunately I have been overly busy with college work lately.

Once I let go the peachick moves the leg back to the side.

You can see how the foot is completely to the side.





I feel so terrible that I am so busy and can not just work with this peachick all day.
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I don't want it to die.

It can walk but I have had trouble getting it to eat. It has had a bubble butt until today so it was very hard for it to learn to walk because it was bottom heavy.

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MinxFox said:
On June 22nd (Monday) mid day a peachick hatched out of one of the eggs in my incubator. I was worried because the right leg looked like it was off to the side. We put the peachick in a 'burrito' following the FrenchBlackCopper method. I think we kept the peachick in there until the next morning. My parents were worried that the peachick was being squeezed too tightly and wanted it out, and I am really thinking it should have stayed in there longer. Anyways since one of FBC's examples of a splayed leg was very severe I figured just a hobble would be okay for this peachick. We hobbled it and his leg still turned out even with a hobble. Later we took the hobble off to let him practice walking and see if that helped. That didn't help so then we re-hobbled the peachick and things were starting to look okay but we took the hobble off this morning and this morning the leg was still turned out even with the hobble. I will show some pictures (please excuse the peachick poop).
Here you can see I am holding the peachick's leg straight. If I had time I would just do this for an hour or more, but unfortunately I have been overly busy with college work lately.

Once I let go the peachick moves the leg back to the side.

You can see how the foot is completely to the side.





I feel so terrible that I am so busy and can not just work with this peachick all day.
hit.gif
I don't want it to die.

It can walk but I have had trouble getting it to eat. It has had a bubble butt until today so it was very hard for it to learn to walk because it was bottom heavy.

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When they hatch like that and only one leg turns out, I think it is generally thought to be a slipped tendon, from all the kicking to get out. I think the recommendation is a sling or chick chair and trying to manipulate the tendon back into the groove. A hobble will fix slayed legs, but not a slipped tendon, if that is what your little guy has.
 
I guess it has a slipped tendon then.
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I have never heard of a sling or a chick chair? Does anyone have a good method for doing this on a peachick? This might sound stupid but where is the tendon we are trying to manipulate? Is it near the foot or near the leg joint?

The leg that goes out to the side looks a bit more swollen and red then the other leg, so I guess that would be a slipped tendon sign. I will do some research but I would be very grateful for various tips from you all about what you do with peachicks that have this problem.

We are really worried this peachick won't live long because of the leg.
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MinxFox said:
I guess it has a slipped tendon then.
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I have never heard of a sling or a chick chair? Does anyone have a good method for doing this on a peachick? This might sound stupid but where is the tendon we are trying to manipulate? Is it near the foot or near the leg joint?

The leg that goes out to the side looks a bit more swollen and red then the other leg, so I guess that would be a slipped tendon sign. I will do some research but I would be very grateful for various tips from you all about what you do with peachicks that have this problem.

We are really worried this peachick won't live long because of the leg.
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Gosh Minx, I wish I had some tips for you. I haven't had this occur in any yet, so all I know are things I've read. I think @casportpony may have some pics of slings and chick chairs she can link to. The hock joint does get swollen and that is what makes it hard to get that tendon back in the groove and get it to stay. The tendon runs down the back of the leg, and the back of the hocks have a little groove it sits in.
 
I was reading this site: https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry that Kathy said gave her hope in another topic on BYC. We really don't see a difference in the appearance of both of the legs and could not feel anything popping back into place or out of place. I followed the tips on the site to gently pull the leg back as if the peachick was stretching the leg back to make the tendon pop back. I didn't notice a difference. The joint is definitely swollen. We felt up higher where the legs join the body and could not find anything abnormal feeling. The issue is definitely around the hock joint so I guess that would be slipped tendon.

Maybe the tendon is back in place and the swelling will go down soon, but that doesn't explain why the foot is still to the side. I am wondering if when you fix the tendon if the leg turns back to the correct place or if it takes a few days? Anyways this peachick needs a shoe on the same foot but we have been holding off on the shoe because we don't want to make it even harder for the chick to walk.

Of all the summers I chose to take summer college classes this would be the one that I need off the most for working with the birds.
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