Preemie with leg issues

[Homesteadermomma6382]

This is Miracle. Yesterday I found her laying on the ground after one of my adult chickens pecked at her egg. She was ice cold but still breathing. I put her in the incubator and prayed. This morning she appears to be healthy other than her legs. They are straight out behind her.

 

[MysteryChicken]

This is Miracle. Yesterday I found her laying on the ground after one of my adult chickens pecked at her egg. She was ice cold but still breathing. I put her in the incubator and prayed. This morning she appears to be healthy other than her legs. They are straight out behind her. Is there anything I can do to help her?

Do they bend properly? I remember hatching a chick with a similar issue, but I was never able to get it walking. It was some sort of genetic issue caused by poor nutrition of the hen that laid the egg.
Unfortunately the chick didn't make it.

 

[Homesteadermomma6382]

Do they bend properly? I remember hatching a chick with a similar issue, but I was never able to get it walking. It was some sort of genetic issue caused by poor nutrition of the hen that laid the egg.
Unfortunately the chick didn't make it.

They do bend and she tries to get them underneath her.

 

[MysteryChicken]

They do bend and she tries to get them underneath her.

My chick did also, but it never made it.

I would go ahead, & try some hobbles.

 

[Homesteadermomma6382]

My chick did also, but it never made it.

I would go ahead, & try some hobbles.View attachment 2731288

I tried this. I can keep her legs under her while I'm holding her but if I put her down they go right back behind her

 

[MysteryChicken]

I tried this. I can keep her legs under her while I'm holding her but if I put her down they go right back behind her

Same issue I had with my first peep.

 

[Homesteadermomma6382]

Guess who's up and walking today!!!!!!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Guess who's up and walking today!!!!!!

That's good news. Was it still hobbled during this improvement?

 

[Homesteadermomma6382]

That's good news. Was it still hobbled during this improvement?

We had the hobble on for 2 days. I also got a great tip to put her in a small bowl with paper towels to keep her legs under her while she slept. Between the 2 interventions she is just fine. You would never knowthere was an issue. On the second day she was a littles wobbly but now she runs around just like her brothers and sisters. She is living up to her name!!