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Injured Chick Leg

Injured Chick Leg
Injured Chick Leg

Need advice for a ~2 week old chick with leg injury / can’t feed itself well.

About 2.5–3 days ago one of my chicks developed a leg issue. The whole leg goes out to the side sometimes (almost split position). It uses its wings to help push itself up and stand.

Other symptoms:

• cannot grip well with that foot/toes • trouble balancing • wants to eat and seems hungry, but misses food by a few millimeters and can’t really feed itself properly, so I’ve been hand assisting • still alert and vocal • escaped a small box this morning, so it still has some energy 

I’ve been keeping it warm, on a towel/non-slip surface, with food/water close by. I also separated it with one buddy chick for calmer recovery.

My questions:

1. Does this sound more like splay leg, hip dislocation, nerve damage, or something else? 2. Should I try a hobble/splay-leg brace at this stage? 3. Any safe way to help it eat/drink better? 4. At what point is recovery unlikely? 

Any advice from people who have rehabbed chicks would be appreciated. I’m worried because it’s not feeding itself normally.

(If helpful I can post photos/video in comments.

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