Splay leg help

[Kiki]

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

That sounds like it might be too warm.
Where about in the world do you live?


You might be over heating them.

 

[Kiki]

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

It could be an injury then...I do not believe splay leg just pops up weeks after hatch.

 

[RainbowMama]

That sounds like it might be too warm.
Where about in the world do you live?


You might be over heating them.

Indiana. I just dont think 2 in 2 nights seems like an injury.

 

[Kiki]

Newspape,...can cause an injury.
Heat lamp in a cover cage.. can cause problems.

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

I guessing they may have slipped?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

i had one chick suddenlyunable to walk. Now I have a second one showing the same symptoms. Their legs are splayed out to the side and behind them. They drag one leg and hop around. Please help!

They are 3-1/2 weeks old.

I have been giving them b complex vitamins crushedin their water plus tylan and poly visol...all in a syringe fed directly down their throats carefully. They still have an appetite and act normal other then they cant walk.

Pl

Plus small doses of sugar water for energy

Can you post some close-up photos of the legs, feet and bottom of feet of the black one?
Any swelling of the joints?

I agree, I think I would stop the Tylan. Give each chick 1/4 tablet B-Complex. See that they are eating their chick starter and drinking well.

It's possible they splayed at that age on newspaper. Try shelf liner to see if that helps with traction.
Odd that 2 have similar symptoms.

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

You can find Vitamin B tablets in Wal-Mart, or health food store.

 

[RainbowMama]

You can find Vitamin B tablets in Wal-Mart, or health food store.

I have great news I have been giving the affected chicks B complex crushed up in sugar water and also Poly-Vi-Sol and we are on day three with their little legs splinted and they are starting to turn the corner and stand again so I believe it was a B vitamin deficiency I have a third chick acting a little off with its legs today so I went ahead and gave her a dose of the B vitamin with sugar water as well. It looks like I found the problem now I just got to get on top of it. As a preventative I have went ahead and dosed everyone of the babies with the dropper the same B complex and Poly visol in sugar water. I thank you all so very much I love these chickens I don’t wanna lose them

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

Yaaaaayyyyyy! So glad they're improving already! Super!

 

[Kiki]

Yaaaaayyyyyy! So glad they're improving already! Super!

It might be from added vitamins.
It might be because they are off ippery newspaper.