To Cull or Not to Cull

[BigBlueHen53]

I’m so sorry for your chicky. I’m slowly discovering how fragile these little ones are.

In some ways they are amazingly tough. Until they aren't. I hope your baby pulls through.

 

[Debbie292d]

I hadn't seen the video, and honestly, it's not showing too much, but I think by your description, there is either a torn ligament, tendon, or a dislocated joint, and it needs binding. Binding is usually what's done for splayed legs, but even if there's just one leg jutting out, binding the legs can help. We had a bad one. Splayed legs takes a day or two, three at most. This one took two weeks, and only finally worked when we quit taking the bindings off and left them on for a solid three days.

Its left leg would jut out, so it couldn't walk.





That's about a 1/2" wide strip of vet wrap.

She really struggled, rolled on her side, etc. We'd sit her up, but after a few hours she learned.

She was fine after this treatment.

 

[GobblesTheChick]

I hadn't seen the video, and honestly, it's not showing too much, but I think by your description, there is either a torn ligament, tendon, or a dislocated joint, and it needs binding. Binding is usually what's done for splayed legs, but even if there's just one leg jutting out, binding the legs can help. We had a bad one. Splayed legs takes a day or two, three at most. This one took two weeks, and only finally worked when we quit taking the bindings off and left them on for a solid three days.

Its left leg would jut out, so it couldn't walk.

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That's about a 1/2" wide strip of vet wrap.

She really struggled, rolled on her side, etc. We'd sit her up, but after a few hours she learned.

She was fine after this treatment.

Thank you so much for this, Debbie. I have one more question and hopefully I won’t have to pester anymore. But I’ve noticed a lump on this little chicks lower left side of her abdomen, same side as her leg that she’s not wanting to use. She doesn’t stand or really walk at all, and only when she feels she absolutely has too. I’m hoping this lump isn’t coinciding with her leg injury. Got the bottom half of her wet to see if there was any issues. Absolutely no swelling on legs just that lump. So odd.