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ORTHOPEDICS FOR POULTRY MADE EASY FOR
BEGINNERSBy D.C. Townsend
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These
treatments have been tested and proven effective. I developed them for
peafowl but they may be used for any poultry. The key to success is to
begin treatment promptly. In some cases delay will kill or cripple the
chick.
CROOKED
TOESSometimes a peachick hatches with
toes rolled into a fist. They may straighten out on their own in the
first day of life. If they do not do so, I make a CHICK SHOE (see
illustration below) from black pipe cleaner available in the crafts
department at Wal-Mart. I use black ones because bright colors are
more likely to be pecked by other peachicks. One packet of Westrim
Crafts Chenille stems costs 89 cents and will last for years.
Any kind of half inch wide tape can be used to attach the CHICK SHOE to
the toes, but I prefer Johnson and Johnson First Aid clear tape. I
cut a piece a quarter inch long for the middle toe. I cut another
piece the same length and split into two quarter inch-wide pieces for the
other toes. Eight hours of treatment is usually enough time to end
the problem on a day-old peachick.
CHICK
SHOENot Actual
Size
HALF
SHOENot Actual
Size
In the 1995 hatch, I had a number of peachicks with a kink in the
outer toe of one or both feet. They were well past a week old when I
decided that I must do something about it. I made HALF SHOES of
black pipe cleaner. I tore off a quarter inch-wide stripe of duck
tape several inches long and secured the HALF SHOE to the middle and the
outer toe. Several days of treatment were needed. Some of the
HALF SHOES came off and had to be taped on again, but all treated
peachicks had straight toes at the end of the treatment. There is a
young peacock that I missed treating. Now it is too late and he
will always have a kink in his outer toe.
STRADDLE
LEGSThis problem can occur even if you
take the precaution of having quarter inch hardware cloth under your
peachicks. Sometimes it is caused by the struggles of a chick with
its toes rolled into fists. In that case, both problems must be
treated at the same time. I cut a piece of tape four or five inches
long and from the HOBBLE BRACE with the legs far enough apart so that the
peachick can walk. The tape must go the whole way around and cover
its sticky side so that it does not stick to the peachick's fuzz when it
sits down. Usually 24 hours of treatment is sufficient, but
sometimes more is required. CHICK SHOES and the HOBBLE BRACE can be
used at the same time.
HOBBLE
BRACE
ACHILLES TENDON OUT
OF THE GROOVEWhen the Achilles tendon slips
out of the groove on the hock joint, a peachick will not be able to straighten
its leg. The problem needs prompt attention because the struggling
peachick will put its weight on the hock joint which will damage the skin and
cause swelling in the joint. The tendon can be pushed back in place with
just one finger or a very gentle squeeze between the thumb and index finger.
Sometimes just one treatment will give a complete cure that seems like a
miracle. Other times several treatments are needed. Stubborn cases
require advanced treatment that is too difficult to explain here. I
treated both legs of a peachick for two weeks; She grew up to be a healthy
peahen.
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