splayed leg or more serious

[Aaron Young]

Have a baby chick at first I thought had splay leg but it may be more? Thoughts?

the leg on the left is turned out

the knee seems to be eextremely large.

 

[Aaron Young]

It will stand on one leg and will not put much pressure on the other

 

[Chicksahoyfarm]

Does it appear broken? Only reason I can think of why it wouldn't apply pressure to it.

 

[Aaron Young]

It doesn't seem to be broken but the leg seems to come straight from the body then twist at the knee. The knee is large but doesn't seem to be broken, dislocated, etc

 

[Aaron Young]

 

[Chicksahoyfarm]

How old and was it a hatchery chick? I got one that her leg was crushed in the sorting machines and has a C shape leg. It kind of look likes it in yours but at an angle then fused if still young.

 

[Aaron Young]

Hatched myself 4 days ago. I was thinking about splinting the leg?

 

[Chicksahoyfarm]

Try splinting to help make it straighter. Odd it looked very similar to machinery oops.

 

[chickadee423]

We had a little chick like this. Tried everything but in the end it died. I hope yours gets better soon.