Splayed Legs

[Bushastead]

I noticed that my 5 week old Lavender Orpington was smushed by the other chicks and developed splayed legs. I made a brace with a small rubberband and a drinking straw. I cut a small hunk of the straw and thredded it through to the middle of the rubbery so it formed two loops on either end for her legs to go through.
She is now 6 weeks and still has on the brace. I noticed that her leg joint to her body looks odd when she lays down and I was curious if it was because she has a brace on her legs keeping them together. So I took it off and her feet still point far out to the sides. So I tried to make her a bigger brace with a bigger rubberband but it was too big to where it did not keep her legs close enough together. So i put the smaller one back on.
My questions are:
How long do I leave her brace on?
Can having the brace on hurt her when she lays down? And not beable to lay down correctly?
Will her legs ever point forwards like normal chicken feet/legs? When she had the brace off she could stand. Her legs were just spread apart and pointing outwards. I just don't want her to get squished again and pop them back out.

Thank you!

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

I would leave the brace on until she her legs fix themselves. Sometimes it can take a while but normally if will eventually fix itself with the help of a brace.

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you post some pictures of her standing from the front or back at eye level, so that we can see how her legs are. Leave the leg band off formthe picture if possible. It almost sounds like she had a slipped tendon or a leg bone deformity, and now the deformity is more apparent. The chick below has a leg bone deformity:

The chick below may have a slipped tendon or deformity:

 

[Bushastead]

Can you post some pictures of her standing from the front or back at eye level, so that we can see how her legs are. Leave the leg band off formthe picture if possible. It almost sounds like she had a slipped tendon or a leg bone deformity, and now the deformity is more apparent. The chick below has a leg bone deformity:

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The chick below may have a slipped tendon or deformity:
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Yeah, it does not look like what your pictures show. Her legs are just further apart than the other chicks and slightly pointed out.

 

[Bushastead]

I would leave the brace on until she her legs fix themselves. Sometimes it can take a while but normally if will eventually fix itself with the help of a brace.

Ok, thats what I am hoping!
It wont hurt her that her brace is keeping her legs together whan she lays down?

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

Ok, thats what I am hoping!
It wont hurt her that her brace is keeping her legs together whan she lays down?

I am not entirely sure if it hurts her but maybe line any rough or sharp edges with a soft material for maximum comfort. Maybe put an old pillow in there for her to sleep on to help prevent cuts and provide comfort

 

[Bushastead]

I am not entirely sure if it hurts her but maybe line any rough or sharp edges with a soft material for maximum comfort. Maybe put an old pillow in there for her to sleep on to help prevent cuts and provide comfort

Thank you!!

 

[Bushastead]

I am not entirely sure if it hurts her but maybe line any rough or sharp edges with a soft material for maximum comfort. Maybe put an old pillow in there for her to sleep on to help prevent cuts and provide comfort

So I noticed today that she was really pecking at her brace. So i took it iff and noticed that it made an indent in her skin. So I am gonna leave it off for a while until I can figure out anither way to do a brace. But I think she still needs one. I posted a picture, what do you think?