URGENT- splay leg or hip issue in 2 week old

[Sutherlandfarms]

i bought two silkie chicks on may 16, hatched on May 12. One had spraddle leg. Which I noted after I get home. I immediately put a band aid hobble on. After a week the chick was looking better and even kicked off the hobble. I assumed this meant the little baby was ready to remove the hobble so I did. At first she moved around fine, slightly wide stance but still okay. Then today I walked in and found her right leg going backwards. I cannot stop crying. Do I cull this chick? Can I fix it? I put the bandaid back on. She poops normally but if I can’t fix this leg she won’t have a good life.

Without hobble. Note right leg/ hip completely externally rotated.

After new hobble. She is on left her hatch mate on left.

Before hobble

After hobble. Note the R leg is still rotated externally.

 

[ThatsneakyHen]

So sorry! To me it seems like spradle leg. Again SO SORRY

 

[Sutherlandfarms]

So sorry! To me it seems like spradle leg. Again SO SORRY

Do I cull this chick? I feel like such a crappy chick mom for taking the hobble off in the first place when I thought she was doing well

 

[Sutherlandfarms]

Please help

 

[Unexpected chicken lover]

If she is otherwise healthy, eating, drinking, pooping...put the hobble back on and leave it for quite awhile. I personally wouldnt cull quite yet. The bones havent hardened yet so hopefully it can be remedied. Best of wishes

 

[Eggcessive]

It looks more like a leg bone deformity such as valgus deformity or slipped tendon which can occur in one or both legs. You can try some of the techniques people try, such as splinting, but there is not a whole lot you can do to fix these. Chick vitamins which include riboflavin are good to use in leg or foot problems. Some might cull a chick like this, but others may let it be, and let it try to get around. Some chickens can adapt to birth defects. Here is some reading:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/1051/leg-health-in-large-broilers/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...yone-ever-try-to-fix-this-experiences.879233/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ith-a-slipped-tendon-one-chick’s-story.69353/

 

[Eggcessive]

This link shows the various types of leg deformities, and the author is one of the most important authorities on poultry deformities:
https://www.researchgate.net/public..._of_the_Intertarsal_Joint_in_Broiler_Chickens

 

[Flamens Farm]

Sorry, your chick is having a problem, I resolved a similar problem with a brace made from a little girl's soft hair tie and a piece of straw. It worked wonders for me and would like to share it with you. The legs need to be pulled back in place and maintained there until it is as close to normal as possible. The size of the chick and its proper stance will determine which size brace you use to pull the legs back together. These are very soft and do not harm the chick in any way.

 

[Unexpected chicken lover]

Sorry, your chick is having a problem, I resolved a similar problem with a brace made from a little girl's soft hair tie and a piece of straw. It worked wonders for me and would like to share it with you. The legs need to be pulled back in place and maintained there until it is as close to normal as possible. The size of the chick and its proper stance will determine which size brace you use to pull the legs back together. These are very soft and do not harm the chick in any way.

I used the same technique on one of my fluff butts and it worked wonders. She is now a happy, healthy 4 month old

 

[ThatsneakyHen]

could it be boggle leg?!?!