Chick walking on Elbows

Hi,

Another question...sorry

Basically, I have a little chick with funky legs, it walks on its elbows!

I have tied its legs together with wool and in a day its made a slight difference...

is there anything else I can do for it to encourage it to put weight on its feet....apart from cull it please...I want to give it a chance at life

Theres been a slight change to his walking. he is walking more on his legs now. Do they struggle with their centre of gravity if they have had splayed leg? I don't know too much about it, I just did what my uncle told me :/

*sigh* I know...I just can't when they have a chance you know

one of mine has splayed legs and someone showed me that you can cut a plaster (band aid) in half length ways and put it around the legs so that the non sticky bit is in the middle. (pretty much the same effect as the wool but may be more secure) ive tried it with mine and holding its own so far.
they sent me a link which shows you, i will try to work out how to forward it!
good luck

Thank you, I have done the plaster thing and it is working, he is starting to walk on his feet. He just needs to learn to lift his head off the ground when he walks

Don't worry, If he is suffering then I will immediatly cull. At the moment he is eating and drinking and looks a bright and healthy little chick. He cheeps alot but I think thats more because he is not in the pen with the others (he is right next to them and can see them). As soon as you put a chick in with him he snuggles up to them

Don't worry, I am trained in animals. . I know how to euthanise them and I can do it, I just don't like to do it with a problem like splayed leg cos you can fix it . I have given it a week, if its not better by a week from hatching, or if it hasn't made significant progress, then I will cull him.

so sorry - you did all you could. xx