Splay leg? picture heavy

[Madcap621]

Is it splay leg? It's just on the right. If so, do I put the splint above or below the....Ummm... if it were a dog, it would be the hock?

 

[paddock36]

I'm no expert but that's what it looks like to me. When I fixed my chicks legs I cut a bandaid long ways then wrapped the sticky part around each leg. The cotton part of the bandaid is in the middle and works good as measurement for how far apart. It worked for me when I had 3 with it. Hope that helps.

 

[horsejody]

It could also be a slipped tendon.

 

[cimarron]

i would recommend bird vitamins for this little guy in addition to any splinting. you can get them at the pet store. use them for a few weeks. it was bird vitamins that helped our chicken with rubber legs, ribavarin deficiency, is what we think it was...

good luck!

 

[Orphy]

Is that one of the chicks with the extra toes? I had one of those that had a hard time walking after being hatched. I gave her a day or so and she was walking around fine. I think they have a hard time with the extra toe