update link added for band-aid splint

[AHappychick]

I cant seem to make the Band-Aid splint thing you are so fond of work, would you please do one with pics? I have seen the great illustration and you would think that would be enough, but every time I go to do it the chick just falls over and can not walk around. I once tried a splint with tape and a straw and in theory it should have worked but did not. I always see you say that this works so well so please show me as if you are showing a very slow person lol

I could have pm'ed you but thought that maybe I am not the only one with troubles here, but then again I just might be lol like I said I am a little slow at times

Thanks so much.

 

[One Acre Wonder Farm]

I found this somewhere and it helped me tremendously to better visualize this therapy. I even used it successfully on a chick we got last week.

http://www.poultryhelp.com/spraddle.html

Hope it helps!

eta: the chick may not be able to stand up right away; it'll take a little while to get it a)used to having it's legs under it again and b)strong enough to use them.

 

[AHappychick]

oh thank you unfortunatly this little one did not make it, there must have been other issues as well But I marked that page as a favorite so I will have it for next time

 

[SoJoChickens]

AHappychick - sorry your little guy didn't make it.

kikinono - thanks for the link. Good information!

 

[One Acre Wonder Farm]

Bummer! It is so sad to lose chicks. Sorry

 

[AHappychick]

oh thanks guys

kikinono are those lavender eggs? who lays them? they are very pretty almost like my golden comets color but pinker

 

[One Acre Wonder Farm]

Thanks! they're my buff orp girls eggs

one is the most beautiful shade of pink; others are tan/pink. They're such girly girls!

 

[MoodyChicken]

Are you tying the legs together? That is called a hobble and it's supposed to prevent movement. It's very stressful on the chick, so when I have to hobble them to fix splayed legs I isolate them and wrap them in towel. I take the hobble off so they can eat.