Splay leg help

[Fivebots]

Try taping their legs together with a very small piece of vet wrap but keep space in between their legs so they can stand properly. I have a friend who has had success with splayed legs by using this method. After a week or so, she was able to remove the tape and the chick survived just fine.

 

[Kiki]

How long have you had these chicks?
Where did they come from and do you have older birds on your land?

How long have you been giving them all these extras? (The vitamins and such)

I highly doubt you are dealing with splay leg especially since you've been giving them all this extra stuff.

What is on floor of their cage?

 

[Kiki]

What made you start giving them antibiotics?

 

[RainbowMama]

How long have you had these chicks?
Where did they come from and do you have older birds on your land?

How long have you been giving them all these extras? (The vitamins and such)

I highly doubt you are dealing with splay leg especially since you've been giving them all this extra stuff.

What is on floor of their cage?

We hatched them ourselves. They have always been inside our house. Not exposed to the larger birds. I just started these treatments yesterday when I noticed it. I did have newspaper on the floor but I changed it out to shavings and a towel for traction also yesterday.

 

[RainbowMama]

What made you start giving them antibiotics?

Honestly, desperation. I want to save them so badly. I give sugar water with b vitamins and poly visol. I have only given them each 2 doses of tylan so far.

 

[Kiki]

Honestly, desperation. I want to save them so badly. I give sugar water with b vitamins and poly visol. I have only given them each 2 doses of tylan so far.

Stop the Tylan.
There is no need for that.

What is them temperature where they are and what exactly do you feed them.

 

[Kiki]

We hatched them ourselves. They have always been inside our house. Not exposed to the larger birds. I just started these treatments yesterday when I noticed it. I did have newspaper on the floor but I changed it out to shavings and a towel for traction also yesterday.

The newspaper is probably your problem. I am glad you changed it out.

 

[Kiki]

View attachment 1847888 3-1/2 weeks old

How long have thier legs been like this?
Can you take a picture at eye level/leg level of this one standing up...you holding/supporting it if need be.

 

[RainbowMama]

Stop the Tylan.
There is no need for that.

What is them temperature where they are and what exactly do you feed them.

Its warm. I keep their cage covered with a blanket. Heat lamp and brooder in it. They eat TSC chick feed

 

[RainbowMama]

How long have thier legs been like this?
Can you take a picture at eye level/leg level of this one standing up...you holding/supporting it if need be.

It just started 2 nights ago. I tried taping their legs. They still fall over