VoyForums
[ Show ]
Support VoyForums
[ Shrink ]
VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: [1], 2, 3, 4 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 22:36:08 03/13/13 Wed
Author: D C T - friendly poultry orthopedist
Subject: Re: Newly Hatched Chick walking on elbows.
In reply to: Renee LeGleu 's message, "Newly Hatched Chick walking on elbows." on 14:14:33 03/13/13 Wed

I suspect that the Achilles tendons are displaced.The way
that this happens (in most cases) is that when the chick is
hatching the eggshell was very hard for the chick to kick
its way out. The Achilles tendon connects muscles along the
tibia to the lower leg providing power to stand and walk.
This tendon crosses the rear of the hock joint (where chick
fuzz ends and scale covered tarsal bone begins. Normally
it is in a groove in the center of the rear of the joint
but when it is pushed to one side it does not function.
The longer the chick walks on the hock joint tne more
the joint swells so that the tendon is not able to return
to the correct position. In the life of a new chick a week
is a very long time. Perhaps your chick can be helped by
being put in a "chick chair" or body sling.
I need to see a photo of those legs close up viewed from
the rear.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]
[ Contact Forum Admin ]

Forum timezone: GMT-5
VF Version: 3.00b, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2019 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.