Weak Silkie/Possible Splay Leg?

[Nikeisel]

Hi! This is my first time raising baby chicks and one of my chicks seems to be having some troubles.

I picked her/him up at about a day old. She was super sleepy and wouldn't eat/drink/move. It seems like her legs are really wide but don't seem to be quite as splayed as alot of the photos I've seen online for splay or spraddle leg.

I started giving her vitmains yesterday and cooked egg yolk. Yesterday she wouldn't stand/eat/drink on her own. Today she's walking around (albeit super wobbly and slow) and has started eating a little bit and taking a few drinks.

She's isolated from the other chicks and I've added paper towel to her box to keep her from slipping.

I started to do the band aid method on her yestereday but everytime she would end up on her back or stomach with her legs pushed back unable to get back up. She seems to be doing way better at walking without the brace but it still seems like her legs are wide spread which makes her very low to the ground.

Hoping by seeing the photo someone can help identify if she does actually have splay leg and if I should continue to try to brace her? I'd hate to be bracing her when she doesn't actually need it since she's having so much trouble getting use to the brace.

Thank you so much in advance for any help

 

[Eggcessive]

Can hou get another picture of her standing? Do both legs and feet point out straight when she stands? Most chicks do have a hard time at first getting used to their leg hobbles for splayed legs. Placing the legs about 1 1/4 inches apart if best. If you hold them up or place them in a wineglass or padded cup for short periods, it can help them learn to stand and balance.

There are other leg problems with chicks including slipped tendon, and varus or valgus deformity, and rotated tibia.

 

[Nikeisel]

Can hou get another picture of her standing? Do both legs and feet point out straight when she stands? Most chicks do have a hard time at first getting used to their leg hobbles for splayed legs. Placing the legs about 1 1/4 inches apart if best. If you hold them up or place them in a wineglass or padded cup for short periods, it can help them learn to stand and balance.

There are other leg problems with chicks including slipped tendon, and varus or valgus deformity, and rotated tibia.

I took a video which shows it the best but can't figure out how to get it on this thread. She is walking but her legs will slip out to the side every one in a while making her fall flat. Every time I put the brace on her she ends up on her stomach with her legs stretch out behind her unable to get back up?

 

[Nikeisel]

I took a video which shows it the best but can't figure out how to get it on this thread. She is walking but her legs will slip out to the side every one in a while making her fall flat. Every time I put the brace on her she ends up on her stomach with her legs stretch out behind her unable to get back up?

Yesterday she wouldn't stand at all but today is actually walking around so she's made a ton of progress, I just want to make sure I'm helping to fix any issues while she's still young and we have a chance at righting them

 

[Nikeisel]

Video of leg slipping out

 

[Eggcessive]

They will slip out if they are not on a non-slip floor. Rubber shelve matting, paper towel, pine shavings, and sand are good types of bedding or flooring. She should build up her leg strength little by little.