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Have you checked to make sure the hock joints aren't dislocated? Pull the leg backwards and if you feel a bump on the side of the hock, massage it back over the joint. You should hear a pop or feel it when its smooth down the hock. It would need wrapping in place for about 2/3 days if it is that.
We had a little one similar to yours and he had a dislocated leg joint, we wrapped him and made him a little chair. Now hes 12 weeks and running around completely fine.
You need to do it as young as possible as the bones grow very fast in chicks and are harder to correct.
 
Boobumpbeanbear said:
Have you checked to make sure the hock joints aren't dislocated? Pull the leg backwards and if you feel a bump on the side of the hock, massage it back over the joint. You should hear a pop or feel it when its smooth down the hock. It would need wrapping in place for about 2/3 days if it is that.
We had a little one similar to yours and he had a dislocated leg joint, we wrapped him and made him a little chair. Now hes 12 weeks and running around completely fine.
You need to do it as young as possible as the bones grow very fast in chicks and are harder to correct.
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Is it common occurrence in chicks? Or just bad luck?
 
Boobumpbeanbear said:
Have you checked to make sure the hock joints aren't dislocated? Pull the leg backwards and if you feel a bump on the side of the hock, massage it back over the joint. You should hear a pop or feel it when its smooth down the hock. It would need wrapping in place for about 2/3 days if it is that.
We had a little one similar to yours and he had a dislocated leg joint, we wrapped him and made him a little chair. Now hes 12 weeks and running around completely fine.
You need to do it as young as possible as the bones grow very fast in chicks and are harder to correct.
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I meant has he got slipped tendons! Thats the correct name, sorry.
 
I don't think its too common but it is mostly known from if the incubator floor or brooder is too slippy or if they have too much space to flap around when first hatched.ours hatched overnight and he was the only one so i think this caused his.
It can be from genetics too or temperature fluctuations etc.
Really i think its just unfortunate and bad luck.
I gave b12 and extra vitamins just incase it was genetic.
We read a great article on it from here but i cant find it now, that was what made us think it was that and we followed the instructions exactly and luckily now hes fine.
 
Boobumpbeanbear said:
I don't think its too common but it is mostly known from if the incubator floor or brooder is too slippy or if they have too much space to flap around when first hatched.ours hatched overnight and he was the only one so i think this caused his.
It can be from genetics too or temperature fluctuations etc.
Really i think its just unfortunate and bad luck.
I gave b12 and extra vitamins just incase it was genetic.
We read a great article on it from here but i cant find it now, that was what made us think it was that and we followed the instructions exactly and luckily now hes fine
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Treating a chick with a slipped tendon: one chick's story

This is the title of the article, I'm afraid I dont know how to do a link though.
 

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