Spraddle Legs/Lame foot going through new chicks! HELP!

[BrahminChick]

Hi guys! Initially we had a healthy 7 chicks; all good they are the best; teenagers now. Then we incubated and had 5 chicks of which one had what I thought to be spraddle leg and eventually passed away within first week. Couple weeks passed the 4 chicks joined the 7 teens in the outdoor coup. Now one of the teens has an inward turned leg but it seems we may not have caught it or something because otherwise he’s fine learnt to walk and hang out with it.
What’s worrying is one of the 4 new babies has a lifted up lame leg he doesn’t use; and now another chick has a swollen leg joint looking week. Mom in law separates these two but we have no clue what’s going on! Please help save these guys before we read something scary online and she gets rid of them!

 

[DiYMama540]

Any pictures of the chicks standing? Some pictures that show what's going on with the legs will get you more help! Good luck!

 

[BrahminChick]

Photos of the little chick and the teenager with their lefs

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Where did you get the eggs from? Personally, I would not hatch any more from that source.
To me, both chicks have a leg bone deformity. It can be cause from parent stock nutrition, genetics and possibly incorrect incubation.
These 2 chicks should not be bred. The legs may get worse over time as they continue to grow and gain weight. Sometimes they may loose the ability to walk/get around. Some chickens learn to adapt with these deformities and live a relatively "normal" life.

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul.../noninfectious-skeletal-disorders-in-broilers
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1790586/

 

[cassie]

Hi guys! Initially we had a healthy 7 chicks; all good they are the best; teenagers now. Then we incubated and had 5 chicks of which one had what I thought to be spraddle leg and eventually passed away within first week. Couple weeks passed the 4 chicks joined the 7 teens in the outdoor coup. Now one of the teens has an inward turned leg but it seems we may not have caught it or something because otherwise he’s fine learnt to walk and hang out with it.
What’s worrying is one of the 4 new babies has a lifted up lame leg he doesn’t use; and now another chick has a swollen leg joint looking week. Mom in law separates these two but we have no clue what’s going on! Please help save these guys before we read something scary online and she gets rid of them!

It may seem harsh but your best bet IS to get rid of them. It costs as much or more to care for poor unthrifty stock as it does good quality sound animals.

 

[BrahminChick]

Oh gosh is there no way to help them out? Yea the teenager wasn’t showing these signs initially but I can tell the leg is getting worse.
Also it’s not mareks or some other infectious spreadable leg disease is it?

 

[BrahminChick]

I ask because initially only the little one showed a limp leg that it lifted up now another one had a swollen joint. We received the eggs from my mom in law’s friend - incubated them and the rest are all good and healthy but one passed from being too weak of spraddle legs; then these two and we’re afraid generally the if this would spread. They are the cutest friendliest bunch of chicks!

 

[FarmerGirl101]

This is really bad. I would not get the eggs from that source. I wonder if it is genetics