Expert: Chrys Meatyard - 7/19/2006

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i have been looking on google and everything! Whats your site? Any other ideas for info? I want to help the poor little guy(he or she is so cute)
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I have chickens and recently a chick of mine has a spayled leg and i wanted to know how to fix it.! Ive been careing for it since it has hatched and hope its okay. I breed lovebirds and have conures but never seen a splayed leg before! Help! Thanks kaila

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Hi, Kaila.  Thanks for posting.

I know nothing about chickens, but I know a lot about splay leg.  Information on splay leg is readily available on the internet if you search using that search string (splay leg).

I don't know if this will work on a chicken, but worth a try.  My website has information on how to hobble a splayed leg.  Hobbling must be done as early as possible, before the bird's cartlage turns to bone...the sooner the better for fixing the problem.

Chrys  

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Hi, Kaila.  I'm so sorry!  My website is:

http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/birdinfo/index.html

To search the internet (I just double-checked this so I know there's lots of info out there), go to www.google.com and enter the search string "splay leg."  Many websites will come up providing information.

I've personally experienced a high rate of correction with hobbling if the condition is found early enough, such as 2 weeks or younger.  It works partially if a bird is older (bird lives with a partial disability).  However, once a bird reaches 3-4 weeks, depending on the bird, it usually isn't successful.

Chrys