I have a little Orpington about 27 days old. She was the last one to hatch and I helped her out of her egg. She seemed fine but her hocks seemed weak. The seemed more bent then they should of been. She still got around fine. At 2 weeks I noticed one of her legs twisting out.
She hobbles and definitely is no as active as her hatch mates. The leg is normally out 45 degrees from a normal position. Her hock was swollen and hot, but that has gone down now. I have been searching for something to help her. I tried to hobble her to straighten the leg. Even with the hobble her leg twists out. She can put weight on it and it does fall into the correct position at times. I am at a loss. She seems to be doing fine except for the leg. She can get around and even bosses the other chics. Can this get better or am I looking at more trouble as she gets heavier? Has anyone experienced this? I hope she can make it. She is the sweetest chic.
