Two Young Chick's Have Leg Problems...HELP

[Hatch in chicks]

Chick #1
Breed: Splash Australorp
Hatched: 5/4
Sex (guess): Rooster
Injury Description:
When hatched I did not notice anything out of the ordinary with this beautiful splash colored chick...until I took him out of the incubator. So, I put him with his hatch mates (6 not including him) and that's when I noticed he couldn't walk! He favors his left leg. He stumbles around the brooder, falls over, etc. Most of the time, he is just sitting sort-of lopsided. So, what I did is I lifted him up to examine his legs and put a band-aid around his legs (just below the hock joint) because I figured he had a splayed leg. His right leg will not bend (pretty much at all) and when I tried to bend his leg he chirped with pain. I don't know what to do with him; or for him. Does he have a splayed leg? I don't plan on keeping any of these chicks, in fact I hatched them specifically to sell them. Well then now for the next patient...

Chick #2
Breed: Speckled Sussex
Hatched 5/5
Sex (guess): Rooster
Injury Description:
When this chick was hatching I noticed he was struggling to push the eggshell (when he was zipping). I bought these chicks as hatching eggs, so I don't know anything about the parent flock. So, when I took the chick out of the incubator and put him in the brooder, he stumbled around the brooder (like Chick #1, just worse). Right now Chick #1 and Chick #2 are in a very small separate brooder. Both of them have band-aid (splayed leg treatment as directed in this post https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ddle-leg-treatment.78240/reviews#review-47835)

After watching this video I've concluded that they both have curled toes and Chick #1 has splayed leg (left leg). So watch this video if you have a chick with leg problems!

I know this is more of a article, but if anyone has any more ideas that would sure help me (and the chicks)!!

 

[Mill Chick]

Keep it up!

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a good link with pictures of taping curled under toes:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...s-with-tape-picture-tutorial-and-video.75247/

Another link for splayed or spraddle legs:

 

[Hatch in chicks]

I have some sad news...last night chick #2 sadly died.
Also, I'm going to send a picture later today of chick #1. He is not well enough to eat the chick crumbles. What should I feed him? He lifts his left leg up like he can't walk on it. I don't think that is what spraddle leg is??? Anyways, I will send a picture of him (chick #1) later.

 

[Mill Chick]

I have some sad news...last night chick #2 sadly died.
Also, I'm going to send a picture later today of chick #1. He is not well enough to eat the chick crumbles. What should I feed him? He lifts his left leg up like he can't walk on it. I don't think that is what spraddle leg is??? Anyways, I will send a picture of him (chick #1) later.

Do you have Nutri-Drench Or poultry cell? If you don't I would recommend giving #1 a couple drops of apple juice every hour or two
or if you don't have any organic apple juice you can slice up an apple add a little bit of water then cover up and stick it in the microwave and then feed the chick some every hour or two with a dropper but get poultry cell or Nutri-Drench if you can. Why I m recommending apple juice is because it has riboflavin and other b vitamins that support leg health and has natural sugars in it.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. I would get the chick taking sips of sugar water (1 tsp per cup, and add a tiny pinch of salt.) Dip it’s beak often and let it swallow. Egg yolk can be fed and you can add some water to chick crumbles to make a slurry and given with a dropper.

 

[Hatch in chicks]

Sorry for your loss. I would get the chick taking sips of sugar water (1 tsp per cup, and add a tiny pinch of salt.) Dip it’s beak often and let it swallow. Egg yolk can be fed and you can add some water to chick crumbles to make a slurry and given with a dropper.

Ok thanks, I was thinking well I should probably feed the little guy more than apples! He can now stand on his right leg (the good one)!

 

[Mill Chick]

Ok thanks, I was thinking well I should probably feed the little guy more than apples! He can now stand on his right leg (the good one)!

YAY!