Duckling Leg Injury

The feet aren't overlapping most of the time? does the little one mind being in the sling? can she move around while in it?

Miss Lydia said:

The feet aren't overlapping most of the time? does the little one mind being in the sling? can she move around while in it?

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The feet do overlap even when higher. :-( we may have to try hobble and sling. The contraption is on caster wheels, so the duckling can move around with enough strength and traction.

Well this will keep her off her hocks till your vet can see her.

As I think I mentioned previously, our vet is out of town until next Tuesday. Suspecting a slipped tendon, we sought out an emergency consult with another avian vet. We were able to get an appointment this morning, and the diagnosis was slipped tendon. Surgery was presented as an option, and there is a semi-local vet who did that surgery. Unfortunately when the vet called for us, we found out that the vet who did the surgery is no longer doing it. The vet is continuing to call around for us.

Now that we know what it is, we have been doing our own research too. This resource seems pretty good:

http://bcpoultryhobbyfarmingnetwork.weebly.com/fix-slipped-tendon.html

We'd like to try to get the tendons back into position and then splint, but we're hoping someone else has done this and might be able to provide pictures or descriptions of the procedure he or she used.

After getting home from the vet (about 1.5 hours away, so it was a long day), we let the ducklings swim, eat and drink, and we allowed the effected duckling to have some time in the sling. Both ducklings are pretty exhausted, so they are back in the brooder sleeping. We'll try stretching and re-positioning the tendon later this afternoon.

Thanks again for all your support!

This thread has some good information from @casportpony regarding slipped tendons and nutrition.

This might help.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/gosling-leg-problem-please-help.1536131/#post-25957122

Slipped tendon wow only ones I have seen with slipped tendon they can't put their leg down normally.

Miss Lydia said:

This might help.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/gosling-leg-problem-please-help.1536131/#post-25957122

Slipped tendon wow only ones I have seen with slipped tendon they can't put their leg down normally.

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Thank you!