Something wrong with chicks legs. Stiff legs

[ChickensInPittsburgh]

Hey guys! So recently I hatched out baby chickens in a incubator for the first time. 6 out of 9 hatched! Anyway, among the hatched on baby has been having issues with his legs. At first both of his legs were splayed so I hobbled him and it fixed his left leg but made his right leg worse, it seems. He is having trouble walking but is still eating and drinking, not as much as I has hoped, but is still eating and drinking. There are a total of 10 chicks in the enclosure and they keep trampling him when I reach in to change food and water. What can I do to fix this issue? Will I need to splint his leg? Should I separate him from the others? He screams when I place him in another box with 2 friends. Can I even fix his leg or is it too late? He hatched April 1st. I will attach some pictures below. All advice is highly appreciated!!!

 

[SmiYa0126]

@Overo Mare @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive @azygous chick needs help

 

[azygous]

It appears one leg is weaker than the other. So that's why hobbling alone wasn't enough. I would make a little chick chair and use that and the hobble several times a day for short periods. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/

Chick chairs help keep the chick in the proper upright position and this works well to strength legs. I think I'd also put some B-complex in their water for a week or so. Just drop a B-complex tablet into their waterer. There's no need to separate the chick. Baby chicks always do better when kept with the others.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Try the chair and see if it helps.

The chick may be suffering from Perosis (Slipped Tendon) or could be a leg bone deformity, hard to tell.

Is the chick growing at the same rate as the others?

I'd make sure she's eating and drinking well. Giving 1/4 tablet B-Complex daily would be a good idea too.

 

[ChickensInPittsburgh]

Thank you all for your advice! I tried creating a chair today and it didn’t go so well. I made it too short so I’m going to try again later tonight. The chick seems to be growing a little slower than the others but not by much. It’s a she I’m half way sure. She is no eating as much as I want her too and seems a lot more fragile than the others.

 

[azygous]

Try extra feedings of finely minced hard boiled egg and crumbled tofu. These are both high protein foods that are easy for a chick with special needs to digest.

 

[ChickensInPittsburgh]

A unfortunate update. Something broke into the brooder 2 days ago and took 7 of the 10 chicks from this batch, including Figettra ( the chick with the bad leg ). The chair and hobble fixed one leg completely. The other leg was a little off but she could still get around. The horrible thing about the attack is that there was no evidence of an animal. They were there at night and the next morning they were gone. Thank you all for your help!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

A unfortunate update. Something broke into the brooder 2 days ago and took 7 of the 10 chicks from this batch, including Figettra ( the chick with the bad leg ). The chair and hobble fixed one leg completely. The other leg was a little off but she could still get around. The horrible thing about the attack is that there was no evidence of an animal. They were there at night and the next morning they were gone. Thank you all for your help!

I'm sorry to hear this