Splayed leg?

[chickenchicklady]

Is this splayed leg? I just received my box of chicks in the mail this morning. All of them seem to be doing well, even this little guy, other than his leg and having trouble moving around. He’s quite lively.. the only one who has eaten food yet.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Looks like it could be, but slipped tendons can occur in chicks too.

I've used the Chicken Chick's method of treatment with success: https://the-chicken-chick.com/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it/

I've neve dealt with a slipped tendon myself, so I don't have the best resources for researching the topic.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Looks like it could be, but slipped tendons can occur in chicks too.

I've used the Chicken Chick's method of treatment with success: https://the-chicken-chick.com/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it/

I've neve dealt with a slipped tendon myself, so I don't have the best resources for researching the topic.

Probably slipped tendon or an extreme case of splayed leg.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Is the chick looking like it's doing the splits? If so it's most likely splayed legs.

If the toes look bent/curled under, then it's curled toes.

 

[chickenchicklady]

Only one of his legs is like this. His other one is fine and he hobbles around. I’ll look up slipped tendon remedies.