Splay legged chicks?

[kingmt]

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THATS INTERESTING.... NEVER HEARD OF IT BEING A GENETIC THING, ITS USUALLY FROM WEAK MUSCLES IN THE LEGS AT OR SHORTLY AFTER HATCHING, OR FROM THEM SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME AT A VERY EARLY AGE ON A SMOOTH SURFACE THAT PROVIDES NO TRACTION, AND SINCE THE MUSCLES ARE BABY MUSCLES THE CANNOT SUPPORT THE BABY UNLESS THEY CAN GET FOOT TRACTION, OR A COMBO OF BOTH--- THATS WHY THE BANDAID THING FIXES THEM--- A LIL QUAIL PHYSICAL THERAPY SESSION IF YOU WILL, GIVES THEM SUPPORT AND LIMITS RANGE OF MOTION SO THE MUSCLES CAN CONTRACT AND STRENGTHEN ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE LIL FELLERS' WIEGHT. IF IT'S GOING TO WORK IT USUALLY DOESNT TAKE MORE THAN 24 HRS OR SO...

I've only had one bird with it but I was told it might be genetic.

 

[kycrawler]

i hatch about 2-300 quail per week i use paper towels in the brooder on the floor and 99% of the time if you just leave them alone they will start walking normal in a day or so as long as they are not too crowded

i have had some hatch here lately where they just lay on their side and kick they never do get up and run around probably 1 out of 100 do this ? i let them go for about a day to see if they get over it then cull them

 

[Cason]

It worked.

thanks again!

 

[kingmt]