Silkie chick with a dislocated leg!!!!

[silkies79]

Hi my girlfriend and I have 2 silkie chicks and one looks like it has dislocated it's leg does anyone advice on how to fix/heal thanks

 

[coach723]

It's possible that you have a slipped tendon. Without pictures or video, I'm guessing at common issues.
Here is a link to a site that has lots of info: https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry
Scroll down to "fix slipped achilles tendon in hock joint".
You can google "chick, slipped tendon" also and find pictures and videos which may help you identify if that's what it is.
Lots of other info on the poultrypedia site on other common issues, hope it helps.

 

[silkies79]

It's possible that you have a slipped tendon. Without pictures or video, I'm guessing at common issues.
Here is a link to a site that has lots of info:  https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry
Scroll down to "fix slipped achilles tendon in hock joint". 
You can google "chick, slipped tendon" also and find pictures and videos which may help you identify if that's what it is.
Lots of other info on the poultrypedia site on other common issues, hope it helps.

Hi thanks for the advice. How do I add videos thanks

 

[coach723]

You can post to You tube and put the link in a post, or if you look at the icon bars at the top of the box you type in you will see in the second, lower row just left of center and icon that looks like a mountain with a moon or sun - that is for adding pictures. Just to the right of that is an icon that looks like old fashioned film - that is for adding video. If you hover your mouse arrow over them they will tell you what they are for.

 

[silkies79]

 

[silkies79]

It feels swollen at the joint, and is trailing its leg when walking

 

[coach723]

Hard to tell from the video, but I suspect it is a slipped tendon.

 

[silkies79]

Thanks coach723 we tried a splint but it just kept pulling at it so had to remove it

 

[coach723]

Did you try to put the tendon back in place?
The link I gave you before tells you how.