# How Ben Splints Baby Ostrich Chicks With Splayed Legs

> Ben Christie shows how to splint baby ostrich chicks with splayed legs using medical tape, and gives a May 2022 ranch update.

**By:** John McGillie  
**Published:** November 3, 2026

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This is a May 2022 video from The Urban Rescue Ranch in which Ben Christie shows how to make a splint for baby ostrich chicks with splayed legs, despite the kangaroo punching title.

He says zip ties can work but are rudimentary, so he uses medical tape, and he heads to the store for the right pads and gauze. One chick is already starting to walk well. Around the splint work he shows the other young birds, including an emu chick and Kevin's baby, now a teenager called Soldier Boy.

He also shows the pond after a rainstorm and a gate that broke and got boarded up. What gets me is how low-tech the fix is: tape, gauze and patience, and a chick that walks.

Ben Christie's channel, The Urban Rescue Ranch, has about 3.4 million subscribers, and his nonprofit is [Waco Wildlife Rescue](https://wacowildliferescue.org/), which rehabilitates injured and orphaned native wildlife. 100% of merch proceeds fund the mission, and donations go through the site. A subscribe on his channel is a tiny, free way to say thanks.

Have you ever helped a baby animal learn to walk?

Every Bit Texas has no association with The Urban Rescue Ranch or Waco Wildlife Rescue.

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**About the author:** John McGillie is a pen name, used for safety after threats of violence. I grew up in Wishek, North Dakota, and moved to Texas 20 years ago. I write about the history, food and back roads I keep finding along the way.

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