Mar 22, 2014 #1 Ali Gator In the Brooder 6 Years Apr 8, 2013 67 1 31 One of my chicks has splay leg. Is there a cure?
Mar 22, 2014 #2 ridinglizzard In the Brooder 9 Years Apr 7, 2010 61 2 41 This might help: http://www.poultryhelp.com/spraddle.html Also, make sure that the chick has mesh or other non slip surface to walk on.
This might help: http://www.poultryhelp.com/spraddle.html Also, make sure that the chick has mesh or other non slip surface to walk on.
Mar 22, 2014 #4 Eggcessive Wrangler Premium Feather Member 13 Years Apr 3, 2011 75,905 74,373 1,502 southern Ohio Splay leg is fairly easy to help if it is done early, and a hobble is used to bring the legs closer together. Read the following link just to make sure it is splay leg and not a slipped achilles tendon (one leg will turn out to the side.) Here are the links: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it.html https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry
Splay leg is fairly easy to help if it is done early, and a hobble is used to bring the legs closer together. Read the following link just to make sure it is splay leg and not a slipped achilles tendon (one leg will turn out to the side.) Here are the links: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it.html https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry