Splayed Legs

[Gille]

One of our Roller chicks seemed fine when it was banded but after being away for 5 days and back for around 3 i noticed it wasn't moving about like the rest of our chicks. When i picked it up I saw that it's one leg was not only out side ways but far to the rear. It seems the floor of his nest was too slippery and not having a sibling at his side made his leg go outwards. I tried trying them to gether but that failed. So we tried puttng two clip on bands on and holding them together with a small rubber band but the chick just laid there. So after alot of thought it hit me. My wife and daughter just spent a week at camp where there were a few kids with walkers. I drove taxi taking kids to school last school year and one of them also used a walker. So I started out attempting to make this almost fully feathered chick a walker and the following pics are the result. It is made from a coat hanger and a tensor bandage with glue. I'm hoping it works for him er her whom my wife has named Hope.