Fixing SPRADDLE/SPLAYED leg chicks
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- Опубликовано: 13 мар 2022
- How to fix a chick that has a splayed leg.
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We are using vet wrap. Our RI Red had one splayed leg and curled toes on that leg so both had to be addressed. I used a small cardboard from notebook and shaped as small as I could in a teardrop shape to fit toes. Used clear vented medical tape just enough to go over toes on top to keep them straight and to stick to cardboard and then very tiny narrow strips to go around and secure. The lighter the better.
The vet wrap I cut less than a 1/4” wide and just enough to encircle both legs below knee and loose on leg and pinched in middle. It was quite easy and will not stick to feathers.
We haven’t had chicks for years and never had this problem. I didn’t have vet wrap and my husband fashioned a hobble from a fuzzy pipe cleaner and made sure no pokey ends stuck out. It worked but it’s cumbersome and wouldn’t advise, but it worked for the day until vet wrap. It was So easy to get on this tiny chick and I’m sure she appreciated the comfort. I didn’t make her Sandler for toes right away and wish I had because as I attached the cardboard and toes were straight the chick seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. She does have difficulty with the other toe sometimes barely catching sandal, but I’m hopeful this will be a brief rehab.
I separated her as there would not be much rest with other chicks and it would be undue stress. She chirps normally during day and I have a little night light at night so she can see food and water with a temperature controlled seedling heat mat under box. Every hour or so I lift her over to water and food to make sure she keeps strength up and hydrated for sure. And she enjoys classical music and a Spring Peepers CD 😂
I’m just very happy she is drinking and eating and I do use probiotics and electrolyte/vitamins in water. I scrambled a bit of egg and in very tiny pieces to add protein and other nutrients to build muscle. At this young age they use a lot of energy to grow feathers and bones.
When I changed hobble today it appeared the legs were staying closer together, but because I was still figuring out how to make a prosthetic for the toes I think I delayed the correction a bit because no weight can be put on curled toes. This is day 3. So 2 days with pipe cleaner hobble, but the toes needed to be addressed because she couldn’t apply pressure.
Don’t know what happened in her travel to the store, but it’s been a ruff start for the lil tyke.
So if you have a tiny bird as this try and keep the surface flat with paper towel. I don’t know if rubber shelf liner would help or hinder. And use glass stones in water to prevent drowning if they tip over as all those prosthetics even though I made them as light as possible are still a lot of hardware for them to maneuver.
Thank you for sharing your experience 😊😊😊
I'm using this same technique. She was so weak, we just got the chicks today and she was tired. Within an hour of hobbling her, she had her first food and seems to be doing better, less tired. Thanks!
So glad it worked for you too!
How is your baby doing now?
@@thechildsfamilyexperience Thanks, but she didn't make it after two days. I still feel confident that I did all I could for her. We tucked her into our robes for warmth and love when possible, but some just don't do well. I have 37 sweet teenagers right now from that and other buys. They come when I call (very funny) and sit on my shoulders to hang out with me.
LOVE having chickens!
@@danesaredarlings4679 I'm so sorry to hear that. Unfortunately that's nature's selection 😞 I'm sure you did your best with what you had to deal with.
Thanks for your help , I’m going to try this method . New subscriber from Australia
@jillianludeman8826 hope it works for your chickie!
Trying this with a turkey poult, its only a day old, has plenty of energy even if its wobbling. Doesn't have awful splayed legs, just a mild version where he cant stand well and his leg sticks out a little. With this and the cup method, he's moving around much more and I caught him standing up on his own! He's eating, drinking and pooping regularly and has plenty of energy. Very confident this chick will make it through.
That's so great to hear 👏
Thank you sooooo much! I have a beautiful baby guinea that I hatched that has this really bad! Will post him on my yt channel community page!🤍🤍🤍
I am so glad our video helped you 💕
Hello, thanks for the video as it will help many bird owners to fix their birds legs.
I have a dove which was born 5 days ago. Today i realized its right leg is slightly going to the side and i found out its called splayed legs after searching online. I have just one question : Is it enough if i reshape the nest so it supports baby to sit in the right position with its legs are as they supposed to? I did it an hour ago and so far its sitting all good there, both legs in the right position.
I am all by myself and i am just afraid of hurting the baby while doing bandaids or other solutions. Is this ok as long as the legs stay in the right position, what do you think?
Thanks in advance.
Oh man, I honestly have no idea. Chickens don't really "fly" like doves do, so I'm not sure it's as detrimental for it's legs to be straight but if it's a pet dove maybe try the bandaid. Sorry, I know that probably wasn't much help 🙃
@@thechildsfamilyexperience Thank you very much for the reply. I found “splayed leg bracelets” on amazon. I ordered a few with different sizes and will try once it arrives.
Reshaping the nest helped alot btw. Now it supports the baby dove much more to sit in the right position. I can really tell the difference just in 24 hrs when i put the baby out of the nest.
I also started to give crashed sesame seed along with bird formula to support calcium intake. Also putting the nest close to the sunlight during daytime, so it can create enough vitamin d. Those seems to help alot in a very short time.
Gonna use the bracelets too once they arrive, but kinda think baby dove will not need them 😊
We haven't been able to correct our one week old chick. Any other suggestions?
Have you been using bandaids? Maybe try some medical wrap.
Our little chicken is 3 weeks old and has a swollen leg and red around a un flap able wing we were wondering what splints and band-aids we need its been not eating.
I'm so sorry to hear that! I'm not a vet but red and swollen means inflation which could be an infection. If you can't afford a vet visit I would buy some antibiotics at tractor supply and inject the chick intramuscular into the breast muscle.
My partridge silkie was hatched teeny tiny compared to her mate, so i have her in a lil nest made w face cloth. and she has splayed leg as well. I tried to do that and it just came off. But i will try again. Its so great to see it can be fixed. The fluffy legs are hard to stick to . Thanx for this. God bless u and your fam!
If it's tiny, it could be failure to thrive. Try nutri drench and the bandaid. Good luck with your little one! 🙏
Please tell me how you did feed and give water when it wouldn't walk?
I'm going thru this now and I'm new at all of this and emotional. Please help
They should be able to get use to walking a little with the bandaid on but if they can't try dipping it's beak in water or syringe feeding it electrolytes. Some people put them in a cup to keep them upright and hand feed them until they can get around on their own. Good luck!
how do you get them to eat and drink? I lost mine because she would not eat or drink. made the mistake of trying to syringe feed and she choked sadly passing instantly. I now have another splayed leg chick and scared to do anything with her.
Sadly if they aren't strong enough it's just natural selection. All the ones I've had have managed but maybe their legs didn't have enough space between them?
I just use a small blanket or cloth and make a cup shape to hold them up right and sprinkle food on the edge if they eat they eat
How quick should I do this to a chick? I just had one hatch today and has splayed leg. Do I take away from momma hen? I
Hello, I would do it as soon as your sure it's splayed leg, 2 days old even. I don't think you need to take it away from the mama. They learn how to get around with the bandaid pretty quickly.
My chick has curled toes and an outward leg, I put her foot in the bandaid method but they have such a hard time getting up. They're also a runt, what can I do?
They do struggle a little with getting use to having it on. Make sure their legs aren't too close together. When putting the bandaid on gently pull their legs straight down. Try a little piece of cereal board for the bottom of the curled toes to make like snow shoes. Good luck!
You can check out what I did on my comment. Vet wrap was very easy to use on my tiny RI Red. Of course your comment was a month ago so you probably figured it out. If you ever have a tiny bird with this again maybe my experience will help.
@@thechildsfamilyexperience yes, cereal box cardboard! Lol, I was going to use plastic and thought was too heavy and slippery and doesn’t breathe and hard to stick med tape to. I used notebook cardboard. My lil RI Red is so tiny.
Hahha yeahs mines died… one of my baby chicks (faith) had splat leg as a chick and took tiny steps to move. She had a bandaid but she had the Disease splat leg. She got sick and her best friend also got splat leg. Later, we realized another chick got sick and we lost 3 and the 4th that got sick had small mental problems when it got older but sadly got killed by a raccoon
@ChicaTheChick3n aw man I'm sorry to hear that. Have you tried nutri-drench vitamins? So many chicks dying makes me think vitamin deficiency.
@@thechildsfamilyexperience we couldn’t treat it we only had her for like an hour after she got shipped (huge regret shipping) and she died inside a food bowl and her best friend who always was with her died as well. And then a gray one caught it. Not much we could have done sadly..
Did you separate the baby from the rest of the chicks for a few days?
No, we did not. We thought it being alone might cause more harm than good since they can get sad being alone.
Thanks....I was thinking of that so I left her last nite.
Thank you. It's getting worse. I don't know what to do anymore.
Same :(
I'm having a hard time with my special little chick. I've had them for over a week & she's been walking fine. Then yesterday she looked like she injured her right leg, I'm thinking she got it caught in a rack.... but she was still hobbling with the left leg, in between her sitting on her haunches on her right leg. I thought it might be a sprain & would improve with trying to walk. Wrong! I woke up this AM & was devastated up find that her strong left leg was split ALL the way behind her & her right leg was split all the way forward 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭. I'm feeding her, but am scared she's going to die 🥺🥺🥺. I don't understand how she's been fine for a week & now this.
I'm so sorry to hear that. Owning livestock is so hard sometimes. Try some vitamins to give her a little boost and maybe try the cup trick. I don't personally have a video on that though, I'm sure there are some out there. Good luck 💞
How to fix spraddled leg full grown hen please tell...
Hello, I've never personally had to fix this in a Hen but I'd try some medical tape and do the same thing as the bandaid. She might need to be separated from the others while she re-learns to walk.
My chicks just pick and wiggle the band aids off
If they are able to get it off they should in theory be strong enough for it to come off.
Did he have the band aid on for just one day?
Hi, it was only on for 2-3 days and he already corrected it.
@@thechildsfamilyexperience yep it’s day 3 and the legs on my RI Red are better, but I didn’t know what to do with curled toes and today she got her new sandal so I’m hopeful another day or two. I wished I had vet wrap to begin with but mine was old and didn’t stick anymore.
Should we leave band-aid on for a few days?
I saw a video where a guy said leave it on for 24 hours. Is that too soon?? How do you know when to take it off??
@@eugene7890I left it on for 3 days and it worked! 2 days wasn’t enough time… now she is 14 weeks and you’d have no idea she had spraddle leg