swollen knee/hock and one with twisted leg

[BurnsvilleChick]

5 week old Crevcoeurs and yesterday eve one was limping. On inspection today another is limping. One has an obvious swollen knee/hock and the other has a leg twisting out to the side.

I have about an 1" of straw and large shavings mixed on the coop floor. They have been in the coop for a week with a brinesea-eco-brooder.

 

[Stipenvlerk]

Hi Burnsvillm I'm sorry no one answered yet. How are they doing today?
Is it possible to upload detailed pictures of your chicks and theirl legs?

 

[BurnsvilleChick]

Hi Burnsvillm I'm sorry no one answered yet. How are they doing today?
Is it possible to upload detailed pictures of your chicks and theirl legs?

Hi there, one has stayed the same (looks like splayed leg) the other seems to be slightly more swollen. Have a full work load the next 5 days, will do my best to take time to post pics soon.

 

[Eggcessive]

It sounds like a leg bone deformity such as twisted tibia, or varus valgus deformtiy. A slipped tendon could also be a cause. Can you post any clear pictures of the legs from the back and front? Here is some info about those:
https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/leg-health-in-large-broilers

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers

 

[Eggcessive]

Here are some articles about a slipped tendon:
https://www.chickenheavenonearth.co...u-can-do-to-help-chicken-heaven-on-earth.html

https://bitchinchickens.com/2019/07/15/slipped-tendon/