Chickenlady4679
Hatching
- Jun 28, 2024
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I have a two week old chick that I have been doing everything I can think of for. I’ve been reading so many other posts but figured I should just write my own.
For context my father passed away in November and he had a flock of chickens that needed rehoming so me and my siblings took them on. We hatched 3 chicks and two out of three were perfect.
In the incubator the first to hatch was getting trampled by the other two so we took it out and started assessing the situation. The chicks leg was completely behind its body and it’s healthy leg had curled toes
First I taped the toes flat with a bandaid for two days and fixed that up and one leg is completely functional
Second I used a bandaid to get both legs together treating what seemed to be splay leg. After a few days both legs were under the chick but it still would not bare weight on the leg that was originally backwards
Since then I’ve noticed the hip area of the chick protruding and it seems each day that passes the more significant it gets so I ordered some vet wrap and wrapped the hip area close to the body in the correct position and wrapped the leg up immobilizing it and currently she sits in a chick swing with one leg
These babies are my father’s chickens and they mean a significant deal to us.
I contacted a chicken specialist vet and she said she is booked out for a month so that is out of the question as well.
I have electrolytes, gut health, as well as rooster booster in her water and she has been eating drinking and passing bowl movements with ease but I fear she is in pain because of the way she chirps when that leg has too much weight.
The photo below is from a few days ago when we believed it was splay leg but here I hope you can see her hip is protruding. any information about this would help thank you so much in advance
For context my father passed away in November and he had a flock of chickens that needed rehoming so me and my siblings took them on. We hatched 3 chicks and two out of three were perfect.
In the incubator the first to hatch was getting trampled by the other two so we took it out and started assessing the situation. The chicks leg was completely behind its body and it’s healthy leg had curled toes
First I taped the toes flat with a bandaid for two days and fixed that up and one leg is completely functional
Second I used a bandaid to get both legs together treating what seemed to be splay leg. After a few days both legs were under the chick but it still would not bare weight on the leg that was originally backwards
Since then I’ve noticed the hip area of the chick protruding and it seems each day that passes the more significant it gets so I ordered some vet wrap and wrapped the hip area close to the body in the correct position and wrapped the leg up immobilizing it and currently she sits in a chick swing with one leg
These babies are my father’s chickens and they mean a significant deal to us.
I contacted a chicken specialist vet and she said she is booked out for a month so that is out of the question as well.
I have electrolytes, gut health, as well as rooster booster in her water and she has been eating drinking and passing bowl movements with ease but I fear she is in pain because of the way she chirps when that leg has too much weight.
The photo below is from a few days ago when we believed it was splay leg but here I hope you can see her hip is protruding. any information about this would help thank you so much in advance
