Slipped tendon?

[Gtennill]

Is this a slipped tendon or something else? I can bend the hip back to normal but the chick can’t keep it like that. Its other leg is normal and he has been balancing on it fine. I’ve looked around but can’t find any photos that match whatever he’s got going on.

When is too late to start the cup method? It is 2 weeks old

Thank you!!!

 

[LaFleche]

Was the chick ever able to stand normally with the leg in a normal position?

And welcome to the BYC community!

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you take another picture from the front with the chick possibly standing? Has it been able to get around to food and water? Could it have been injured?

 

[Gtennill]

It needed help getting out of the shell and has never been able to walk with both legs. It can kind of get to its food with lots of flapping. He’s smaller than his siblings too.

His hip usually is bent all the way over at a 90 degree angle.

 

[Eggcessive]

I really don’t know what to think about the leg problem, maybe a hip issue? Putting chicks in a small glass or wineglass can help strengthen leg muscles. I will tag @Wyorp Rock to see if she has any thoughts. Have you tried any B complex vitamins? If not I would try 1/4 tablet daily crushed into a spoonful of water and given with a dropper. I think this chick may end up not being able to survive. Or you could choose to cull.

 

[Gtennill]

I really don’t know what to think about the leg problem, maybe a hip issue? Putting chicks in a small glass or wineglass can help strengthen leg muscles. I will tag @Wyorp Rock to see if she has any thoughts. Have you tried any B complex vitamins? If not I would try 1/4 tablet daily crushed into a spoonful of water and given with a dropper. I think this chick may end up not being able to survive. Or you could choose to cull.

I’ll try the vitamins. I’ll keep trying with him unless his quality of life gets worse. Thank you

 

[LaFleche]

It is hard to determine whether this could be a congenital malformation or a dislocated hip.

In any case it will get even worse as with increasing weight of the chick the strain on leg and hip will increase as well.

 

[Gtennill]

It is hard to determine whether this could be a congenital malformation or a dislocated hip.

In any case it will get even worse as with increasing weight of the chick the strain on leg and hip will increase as well.

He doesn’t put any weight on it. Does that make a difference?

 

[Eggcessive]

Someone back awhile wrote a post on how to help reduce a dislocated hip joint. It worked for her with a newly hatched chick, but I still don’t know if that is a what might be wrong. Here is that post by wvduck chick in post 10:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/baby-chick-is-limping-video.1240097/#post-19904723

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm not sure what's going on there.
I'd try the tip from WV Duck that @Eggcessive posted and see if that helps.

At 2wks old, likely splinting or slinging the chick may not correct the problem.