Urgent care for a chick with suspected dislocated hock joint

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I got this chick while shopping for grain at Tractor Supply in Brentwood, NH. The store employees were asking random shoppers picking up chicken feed if they would take her. One of the clerks said she sexed her and believes it’s a female. The leg sticks out to the side and is in obvious distress. Will not even drink water. Will post pictures once I get a reply. I want to cause this little chick a little pain as possible and photographing the injury will require me to hold her on her upside down in my hand with her legs up, that maneuver is obviously painful. I’m hopeful someone here has advice on possible reduction procedure I can perform to reset the joint.
 
I dont know if at that age they can take pain killers i know if you have a lot of straw to have them stand. I would take precaution and make sure it does not heal wrong. There is a way to make her a bouncy walker hard to describe but that way she would be standing without as much pressure on her legs. it sounds like her leg is splayed but i wouldnt know without a picture there is a video that might be helpful
 
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Open fracture? I guess there was a scam that fell off while putting her in the sling which she does not like at all. I wonder how long she has been like this at the store :( is a splint effective for this type of injury?
 
That is a twisted tibia leg bone deformity. There is no treatment, and I would not try splinting or any treatment, since that would be painful and ineffective. I would try to see if it can get around some itself in the brooder to seek food and water. It may already starving and dehydrated, since it may be a couple of days old. Dip it’s beak into water (Poultry NutriDrench or SaveAChick vitamins are good,) and make some watery chick feed to get it eating. Egg yolk is good as well. Chick slings can be helpful to get them up and in front of food and water to gather strength. But the chick will need to be down and try to get around. Put some plain antibiotic ointment on the hock wound. A small bandaid might pad it enough to keep it from breaking down more. Be aware that the chick will be handicapped if it makes it at all, but I believe in giving it a chance. Here is an article about leg bone deformities in poultry:
https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/leg-health-in-large-broilers

This chick in this link had a deformed leg, and kids at a local school here made it an artificial leg:

 

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