Spraddle Leg

[Joannaz]

Hey!

One of my black rosecomb chicks has a splayed leg.

Because she is so small, I struggled to find an elastic band that would fit her.

Do you think it’s currently short enough or should we try and make her legs go in a bit more?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Joannaz]

@lissamel84 Thanks for getting back to me! Because his legs are so small, we ended up using some micropore tape to hold it in place. We tried a super small elastic tie but it was still too big! And vet tape always fell off

Unfortunately he still seems to be a bit crooked and I’ve heard you can put them in a glass cup to try and fix it. But it looks like he’s walking on the side of his foot, not the whole feet? Do I need to do something to righten that? Thanks so much in advance!

 

[Joannaz]

She wasn’t enjoying the cup, so I put her back in the chick hospital with a better brace.

Do you think she’ll be okay? She’s struggling to stand up and fell in the water hence why she’s a bit wet

Please can someone advise?

 

[sunflowa20]

I have a similar issue with a chick myself. One played leg, her toes are all bunched and she walks on the side of her foot. What is this glass trick you mentioned? I have done the vet wrap and it seems to stay on, but its been almost 2 days and although there is an improvement I am worried she will not come right since she is still not using her one leg at all

 

[Joannaz]

I have a similar issue with a chick myself. One played leg, her toes are all bunched and she walks on the side of her foot. What is this glass trick you mentioned? I have done the vet wrap and it seems to stay on, but its been almost 2 days and although there is an improvement I am worried she will not come right since she is still not using her one leg at all

hey! So I think it’s not actually spraddle leg but a slipped tendon. Is the joint swollen? Is she sometimes walking on the joint?

if so, apparently we just need to pull her leg back and straighten it out. I did that and vet taped it at that position and put her in a chick chair. I found this idea from this website here:
https://sites.google.com/a/larsencreek.com/chicken-orthopedics/

If it’s spraddle leg, then apparently you can put them in a cup with a paper towel at the bottom which will make them stand as normal. I don’t know much about it though apart from my lil chick hates it. She hates the chick chair too but it’s for her own good

 

[sunflowa20]

hey! So I think it’s not actually spraddle leg but a slipped tendon. Is the joint swollen? Is she sometimes walking on the joint?

if so, apparently we just need to pull her leg back and straighten it out. I did that and vet taped it at that position and put her in a chick chair. I found this idea from this website here:
https://sites.google.com/a/larsencreek.com/chicken-orthopedics/

If it’s spraddle leg, then apparently you can put them in a cup with a paper towel at the bottom which will make them stand as normal. I don’t know much about it though apart from my lil chick hates it. She hates the chick chair too but it’s for her own good

Thanks for this. Will keep an eye out. I have sent a video to 2 local vets to see what they say. Her joint is a bit swollen, but when we pull her leg ack we don't see or feel any tendon. But I m also scared of pulling it back too far in case I do more damage and break the leg.