How To Treat Splay/Straddle Leg

This was my first time treating splay leg, also known as straddle leg, and I am fairly certain I did every technique I could find! I hope my experience can help you with yours!
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[@mirunaoprean554]

This technique is great! It saved my chick after only one day of treatment . Me and my daughter are very happy that our chick is walking beautifully.Thank you so much!

[@opryhill6552]

I am so glad to hear a success story!!

[@safoorakashaf]

During this treatment does your chick had shivering in its leg?

[@katherinecain7821]

You are a very caring and dedicated chicken owner. Good for you. Proud of ppl like you. You go the extra effort for small animals that matter.

[@matsonhahn5832]

This totally worked for my guinea keet. Her leg was to the side. Putting her into the sling for 20 hours did the trick. When I first put her in the sling, and adjusted it so neither leg could touch bottom, the keet's good leg pumped and pumped trying to get out while the bad leg just hung there. 6 hours later, the bad leg is also pumping - excellent PT - so I kept her in overnight and she was good in the morning - the leg was now under the hip, the toes (which I had bandaided) were straight, and the keet could walk. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[@opryhill6552]

Oh I am so glad to hear this!! Success stories are the best ❤️❤️❤️

[@juliedesalvo2475]

Oh wow! Thank you for sharing this🙏✨ I have a splayed leg chick and she's such a little fighter. She's one of 60 chicks and even through flock mentality of bullying she was determined to eat, drink and exist. We weren't sure if she would make even with our best efforts to correct her legs...the others were too busy picking on her leg brace. We were finally able to manage to create a small, warm space of her very own. So here's hoping in the next few days our efforts will be fruitful. I love your rehabilitation idea. Time to go rummage through the pantry and craft storage. Thanks again!

[@chickensinmykitchen]

Great video. Never give up...words to live by. It feels so good to save a chick.

[@tomaskonopasek769]

It’s not about giving up . It’s about seeking help

[@lorebringers]

i am treating my little chick now.. i hope she can recover..

[@et6493]

I'm learning a lot from you this morning , that's awesome!

[@r.k.dreamingspetchickens1266]

What a wonderful video that offers helpful tips and hope. I loved it.

[@LynneAlejandro]

Thanks for the inspiration ❤️ I will try it on my newly hatched chick with deformities. Need to save her! 🙏❤️

[@rickyreyes6362]

Love your positivity and ur motivation. Thank u ..u gave me hope

[@tahasheikh6776]

I tried, my two chicks recovered Thanks

[@sarahrinehart7659]

This is amazing! Wish me luck, thank you 💜

[@ellenj9969]

Well done vid, and love your adorable, friendly chicks. That bigger one is hilarious!

[@opryhill6552]

Thank you Ellen! I love those little fellas ❤️

[@swimmarfishy]

Thanks so much for this detailed video! I had a clutch of lovebirds, and the tiniestt was a week younger than the rest so it got squashed under its sibs - so I used a similar cup technique, but wasn't sure how long to leave it in the jar lol! It's doing great now!

[@leejennifercorlewayres9193]

She is so cute! I'm new to chickens. Never knew how sweet hens can be. 🥰

[@danielluis7903]

Great video , your passion for your birds is inspiring me.

[@LydiaRuthAbaco]

Yes dont give up when they show you they dont want to, but need help not to! 2 years into chic raising now and I win some I lose some bit until they show me otherwise I keep trying. Such a good feeling. Thanks for this video!

[@alsoleve99]

Super convenient video!!! ❤️ I just had another hatch: one with splayed legs and another with curled toes (incubating my uncle’s eggs). Thanks so much!!!

[@opryhill6552]

I am sorry to hear about your chick and hope you are able to get it up and running! Let me know how it goes!

[@DaleDribbleRules1]

Just hatched a SLC... EASY FIX!!! Take 2 bands (the little ones used on braces for teeth). Loop one through the other and make a real small pair of handcuffs. Slide one over one claw and the other over the other claw. Super easy, they can move and the results are almost instant. Just replace if they break etc.

[@musiquefrique]

So beautiful beneficial and encouraging . I’m grateful

[@ZHENGTONGYANA]

We saw a female bird with 1 splayed leg at a bird shop and they gave her to us for free. We were still in experienced then but shes already grown up so it probably didnt make a difference but nows she adpated so well and is so feisty and shes is a proud mom of two chicks shes a real fighter

[@christinatina8976]

Thank u so much. Its help my chick to walk properly again. I am so happy. 👍😊

[@opryhill6552]

I am so glad to hear this helped! Yeah for happy and healthy chicks ❤️❤️

[@eugeneson0108]

You are such a great person. Thank you for this jewel. I will try it on my chicks

[@opryhill6552]

Thank you so much! It means the world.

[@jules4626]

Thank you for this video! 💕

[@MrBill2U]

love your work, great idea thanks.

[@opryhill6552]

Thank you, Bill! It means a lot!

[@stefaniemelby1982]

Thank you so much for this video I'm doing this with my chick right now she's a fighter

[@devinderrobello4048]

Thank you so much for this wonderful, very thorough video. Just working on our turkey now, hopefully one of these techniques will work, but you have given me hope. Thank you!

[@hassanbukhari8151]

Informative video. Same happened with one of my blue cochin large chick, i tried many procedures for correcting splay legs but unfortunately the chick couldn't survive. But this video gives another hope. Appreciations from pakistan . ❤👌

[@OnlyTheChronic]

That is brilliant! I will try this with my next splay chick. None of the standard methods worked for me either but this looks like a better solution that I came up with, I admit it lol.

[@opryhill6552]

Oh my gosh I hear you! I felt like I was trying everything and just praying something would work!!

[@vishnukanth8050]

@@opryhill6552 my chick couldn't stand for 12-13 hrs.She's trying her best to stand but struggles and stumbles in reverse.She's twice the size of the chicken in the video. will your technique work?

[@route-249]

Your videos are awesome! Where have you gone, you need to continue putting out content. Your KZbin community needs you! Come back!!!

[@joshuakorson9641]

Wonderful video, thanks!!

[@lisareneewillhite9061]

Brilliant!

[@nicolekay9789]

I’m working with two now and will try your method

[@opryhill6552]

Oh I am so sorry to hear you have to use it all! Please let us know how it goes!

[@elaineskinner2437]

Amazing, thank you

[@eileenann1510]

ok u gave me thr strength to not give up. ive been trying over and over and im so frustrated,. it wont stay on. I'll keep trying.

[@packs4974]

Great tips thanks

[@redsailor101]

You are worth a thumbs up 😂😂😂

[@opryhill6552]

Thank you!!

[@chaudharyqadeer8261]

Ur formula is great

[@mohamedirshadali3932]

Useful video

[@annekennedy7356]

Thanks so much for the video

[@rubaril]

thank you so much🙏💐

[@elsakitty8690]

You are magnificent! Thank you!

[@JulyJulysson]

Thanks for the video . Trying to save my baby chick using your technique . May I ask how did you keep the baby warm ? Heat lamp or brooder ? I have heat mat underneath pint glass jar an brooder over 🤷‍♀️ I hope she won’t freeze

[@harshmahra71]

Impressive 👍

[@celinaabrey6883]

Be very careful with temperature with this method. I tried this overnight with one of our chicks and she got too cold and died. 😢 I would try this again but not overnight where I can't check her hourly. Thank you for sharing a different method ❤

[@hermanforbid2514]

Wow amazing 😘😘

[@mariemetcalfe6087]

Same as you none of the other things worked but found something that has

[@moxiejohnson4090]

Thank you so much for this video. I have been despairing today trying to sort my teeny day old chick out. I think her splay leg / curled toes issue was because she hatched with her foot coming out first! Anyway, like you i tried the BandAid but couldn't get it positioned just right. Everything else i tried was the same. I did find that pet bandage was quite good and used that after putting her legs through the felt material to keep her feet closer in the jar. I wasn't sure if her feet should touch the bottom and decided to do that after lining it with kitchen paper towel. At first she kept pushing to try and get out, which i guess is definitely good exercise for the legs. I also put some tape under her foot and stuck her toes to it in a better position. I am worried about controlling the temperature for her as she is wrapped up i the felt, so i have put the jar in the brooder next to the heat plate, but not under it. I also covered her part of the brooder with a piece of cardboard. I can only hope and pray as the others were really pecking at her, even though they are only 1 day old! Amazing really. I wanted to add a photo but don't thinkmit allows me to. I will post an update soon. 🙏

[@michaeldoyle2356]

Your Mom told us about your channel. Love the videos and your little one. Looking forward for more vids. Mike and Sue

[@opryhill6552]

Oh my gosh hello!! I am so excited you found it and hope you like it! Now you are going to need some chickens. Hope the family is well in Jersey!!

[@Michelle-qn9bd]

I have fabric, I need to find a small jar. I hope the newborn chick will do well. Thank you so very much for this video. I've been using a clean pump from a new bottel to give her / him water. I dont know if it's a hen or rooster.

[@karleelk9622]

Wonderful you're great at outside the box thinking, I like to think I am as well but I wasn't sure what the problem was to start. Now a day later After 50 videos and research on a lame chick with straddle leg I think... I tried your technique in a bottle but she flapped and got one leg out, so like you said I didnt give up and put her legs wrapped with paint tape with no sticky exposed and now she's staying put on the little stand I placed inside the bottle for her... so cute and hopefully Ill have success as well. Thanks

[@Rose-qg8ot]

hi, it's been a long time but I hope you reply. I'm having the same problem and since you tried did you keep the chick in the cage with the jar? how was the chick fed did you hand feed her?

[@loveisgravitybetweensouls1200]

Thank you. I am trying Your jar method. I'm using an old pair of tight s fingers crossed. 💖 Love is Gravity Between souls. Jodene and family. 💞

[@zoeizett1975]

I have a 20 hour old Polish chick with splayed legs, she’s still drying off in the incubator - do I wait until she’s dry and out to start rehabilitation? These are the first chicks I’ve hatched and I’m already so attached to them 🥹

[@jfreebird]

How do you know that they are warm enough or not too hot since they can't move to regulate their temperature?

[@ducksandmonkeys08]

How often did you feed and water? How did you offer feed?

[@girlonlaptop]

@KZbin , ever considered a 15 second rewind button? Would be helpful.

[@sahilimran575]

Hi, I only have one chick who is 2 months old now and it’s leg was like this it’s been 1 month. Is there any chance of recovery. And plus, it’s a paralysis because of vitamin b1 deficiency.

[@krystalsibley5315]

How did you keep the chick warm? Maybe you have a heat lamp? We have the little heating plate thing that they run underneath. If we have to put here in the jar, I’m wondering how we then keep her warm enough?

[@opryhill6552]

Hello Krystal. I have a heat plate too. I propped up one end of the plate so that she was still underneath it and the other chicks were on the other end of the brooder plate and could keep warm as well. I have a producers pride brooder plate that is pretty large so it worked out well for me.

[@deeluc1434]

She was walking just fine when I picked her out the lady put her in the Box and I think she accidentally pushed her joint out of socket because when I got home she was not walking right she's already 3 weeks old what should I do

[@barnettk8]

My chick's legs still go out to the sides in the jar... It just pushes up against the sides instead of the bottom. Suggestions?

[@rosheenkhan9768]

Hello i saved a dove baby. She is now 16 days old but she is not standing on her legs. She used to sit by joining her both the legs at front. What should i do to make her stand and walk? Should i follow the same technique to fix her legs

[@teju4961]

Hi, I have 3 budgies with splayed legs in our home. Does this only helps in treating the chicks or we can try this on the grown ones?? If no, can you please tell me how to treat a grown budgie(one and hlf month old)?! It’s really needed😢 Thanks!

[@chickenbites8877]

I have a week old chick, came out the egg with leg already splayed. I tried the hairband and and straw technique which initially seemed to work well, but two days on it can’t walk at all. The chick is 7 days old now, is it too late to try the jam jar? - thankyou

[@ashtoncleaver195]

Do you think there’s any danger in doing the jar bit too early on? Baby chick hatched yesterday and I have her taped up right now but I feel like going forward to the jar will be most beneficial

[@opryhill6552]

From what I researched the sooner the better! I hope it works for you!! This was the method and have used it several times since.

[@caseiriks7169]

My chicken is only a day old. Did you keep her under the lights (at 37.5 Celsius) to keep her warm while she was in the jar?

[@DreamviewFarm]

I am trying this right now with my baby that was hatched this morning. Shes super strong and wants to live! I used a cloth and cut the holes, put her legs through then suspended her in a jar. shes not too happy about it at the moment and I have the jar inside a box in the brooder under the lamp. im hoping that since shes just born, she will be ok to go without easy access to food and water, and I will keep my eye on her. I had to hatch her myself as she was stuck in her egg so im not surprised she has splay leg :(.

[@desireecohen287]

I love the indoor chicken pen! What kind is that?

[@opryhill6552]

It is amazing! I made a video about it and the products are all in the description. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5jTp2yjd7WpqK8

[@syedabdulmoyeed1558]

Thanks for video I'm also trying this method now I had lost I chick year ago by trying rubber band method. my chick is just 1day old can i try this? But she don't no how to eat. Can we do hand feeding like canure chicks?

[@societaldecay]

I came home from out of town to our 2 late hatched chickens having splay leg. My husband tried his best to keep them alive until I got home. When I first saw them, I almost had him euthanize them. I tried taping yesterday, and saw them only get worse. One of them had such a will to survive, so I was going to keep trying for both of them. I came across your video and decided to give it a go with one chick this morning, and by this afternoon, I saw so much improvement that I just put the other one in the the "birdie jumper". I hope it has the same results. Can you show your feeding system because I am still syringe watering and holding the upright to eat scrambled yokes?

[@cazsantics525]

Hi how did you keep her warm?

[@marnusduplessis7591]

Please help my one gooschick were born to early and the other goos didnt sit on the egg and we puted that egg under the other one and he hatched but he cant walk.

[@Kotifilosofi]

I have button quails and my senior cock, now 6 years old, has difficulties standing up well. All the symptoms seem like a cerebrovascular accident. However, he's alert as always, eating eagerly, always comes check out when I give them fresh food etc. He just can't walk well and often falls over. Do you think this technique could help adult button quail to rehabilitate? I'm wondering since he seems to want to tuck himself in tight places to keep his legs straight and under himself. For example, I have a narrow olive plate for their seeds, and nowadays when he eats he goes standing inside the plate sideways so he can better stand up.

[@joshuakorson9641]

Beautiful video and you're beautiful!!

[@jay24277]

Can you help please? What happens if this hasn’t worked for 24 hours?

[@ChristinaFinster-xd2us]

What do you do about a chick that try’s to flap out of the jar? I’m afraid she’s going to hurt herself. She try’s every 20 mins or so. She’s about 2.5 weeks old.

[@deeluc1434]

I thought my chick had splayed leg but I hear a clicking noise and she's already 3 weeks old can she still be fixed or should I put her down

[@MrKevrogers]

I think i traumatized 2 of my chicks trying to help them hatch … they had been struggling for nearly 36 hours to hatch … now one has a lot of feathers missing (my fault) and the other guy has a dodgy leg … I’ll try this method when I get home from work and hopefully it works … and hopefully baldy grows his/hers feathers back … thanks for the video

[@deeluc1434]

I think her joint hip is out of place I don't know please help

[@carri5081]

Thank you so much for this video. I'm experiencing my first chick with splay leg at the moment. I put him in the jar like you showed but he kept wriggling out. I've now put bandaid hobbles on him underneath the harness while he's in the jar. He's crying out a lot, most of the day and night but is eating, drinking and sleeping at times. Did you experience this with your chick? Thanks :) Caz

[@honord9166]

Hey! Any updates? did it work?

[@carri5081]

@@honord9166 no, unfortunately it didn't come good and had to be culled

[@catherineludlum4955]

Do I need a heat lamp on the baby then? My chick is very similar to yours, it is 2 days old

[@jenderarevalo]

Ma'am I have a chickie that's been born and can't walk I tried everything it's not working.. what can I Doo? 😢

[@JoeCastellon]

I wonder if this will work with my chick. I bought 3 at the market, choosing carefully because I wanted to make sure I was selecting female chicks only. The first one I picked up had the splay leg and she had been with the sellers for more than a week by then. As I was leaving they asked me if I wanted her for free, so I took her. She's at least 3 weeks old I think, so I don't know if it's too late to try this treatment, but I have nothing to lose. She's a fighter so I know that even if I can't fix her leg, she'll at least be laying eggs along with the other hens.

[@fullofgracehomestead]

Cut a fabric bandaid in half and tape the legs together. It will fall off in time. May have a bow leg but better than they were.

[@brookenicholson03]

My new chicken has Splay. Pretty badly. I'm using this method currently, but the chick doesn't stop crying out! I'm assuming it's normal? This chick is a fighter, but the lady who hatched her said she doesn't have high hopes for it.

[@Unlike230]

❤

[@RM-to8xr]

Will this work on budgie ? Thanks

[@reshmaangela8584]

Can we try this technique for cockatiel

[@LetsProblemSolve]

How were overnights?

[@cypressmoon5090]

So beautiful.

[@donna9384]

With using the heat plates for heat. What did you use for a heat source while you had the chick in the jar/sling? I had one hatch yesterday with this problem.

[@opryhill6552]

Hello Donna and so sorry to hear about your chick. I propped one half of the heat plate up just above the jar so. the other chicks could still sit under the warmth and then the splay leg chick sat in her little jar under the plate as well. In the video she had grown out of her jar but when she was first put in it she was able to sit and stand comfortably.

[@donna9384]

@@opryhill6552 thanks so much for the help.

[@opryhill6552]

@@donna9384 no problem!

[@donna9384]

@@opryhill6552 update, the chick is doing great. Its now walking and eating and drinking with the other chicks. I think giving poultry cell helped as well. This is a chick from shipped eggs i bought from a silkie breeder in Florida. So I am really happy it is doing better. It is a really pretty chick. Thank you again for your help. Hugs.

[@jHrCjiLs]

I did the last method and it help my baby chick to walk like a normal chicken again,

[@opryhill6552]

Oh this is such good news! I figured giving all the options for how to help Would benefit people the most and I am so glad to hear it worked for you!!!

[@jHrCjiLs]

@@opryhill6552 thank you so much 😀

[@rebeccabates8096]

I have a question regarding the second phase of the jar method. When you let it stand on its own in the jar, was it able to rest/nestle down in to sleep or was the chick forced to stand the whole time? We're currently trying this on a chick and the first day of suspension seemed to help some. Thank you!!

[@opryhill6552]

Hello! So she did nestle down at night. Basically the jar was big enough that she could stand up and sit down but not get out if that makes sense. Let me know if it doesn’t. I have also seen people who take them out at night and just keep them in during the day but it takes longer to see improvement. she actually couldn’t sit down in the uploaded video because she was much bigger than she was when she was splay legged. I just forgot to get the footage when she was little and broken 🤦‍♀️now she is strong and thriving! About to lay an egg!

[@rebeccabates8096]

Thanks so much for responding, that makes sense. We have her in the jar right now for the night and hopefully tomorrow evening she's a little better. She's been a fighter and I'm really hoping she'll make it. Thanks again!!

[@opryhill6552]

My pleasure! Let us know how it goes!

[@rebeccabates8096]

So we took the chick out of the jar and she still can't walk. I should explain that her problem is a little different than splay legs. She had her leg bent behind her and couldn't keep it forward. Now from the treatment we did she can keep her feet under her and scoots forward on her belly but can't stand. We're torn on what to do. I don't want to torture her but she has so much drive and hasn't been lethargic/given up. Basically I'm seeing if you have any other ideas for us. We put her back in the jar again for the night. This was my first time hatching eggs and I'm probably too much of a softy. Sorry for the huge rant and story!

[@yoyoswish]

You are a beautiful angel.

[@DearApolloZ]

I have a turkey I’m going to try this with.

[@opryhill6552]

Let me know how it goes!!

[@ibrahimsahak6567]

My chicks legs don,t working,its age is 2.5 months,help me

[@meandmyanimals-bx4zq]

What types of chicken are those ?

[@SandeepSingh-cs1ko]

Mam this mathod work in birds ???? Plzz tell

[@storesellify]

Dear it's deficiency of vitamin d and feed them with multivitamin and there u go with in week u r good to go

[@opryhill6552]

I have generally found that their are rules and their are exceptions. While vitamins do work most of the time, there are exceptions.

[@Dream-cy4tt]

I hope it save main

[@philmartin7474]

❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💯🕊

[@opryhill6552]

Thank you! I hope it worked for you!

[@contortionstyle3197]

I did it on my qauil.Aperently the hen who layed the eggs wasn't fed with the right food

[@deeluc1434]

Can she still be spared