- Oct 8, 2014
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Hi, I'll just start off that I'm rather new to keeping chicken, so when something like this comes up, I'm rather puzzled
My girl, Mim (Rhode Island Red) is going to be 19 weeks old and I've noticed her not favoring her right leg.
Most of the time, she walks somewhat the same as the other girl accept the fact that she brings her bad leg up higher, but motion is still smooth. There is no cut or swelling on her leg.
After it got really cold last night, I noticed that she seems to favor it even less.
Sometimes she just stands on her good leg and stands, or continues to walk around, except retracts the foot longer then her usual rhythm. She doesn't give any cry's of pain and when testing spots, she doesn't pull her leg away.
Normally she gets around perfectly well and is able to do everything the other two can.
I've given her a small piece of crushed aspirin to see if its pain and also retired her to the coop sooner so she stays warm, with plenty of complaining from her of course.
Any ideas what going on with my little girl and what I can do to help her??
My girl, Mim (Rhode Island Red) is going to be 19 weeks old and I've noticed her not favoring her right leg.
Most of the time, she walks somewhat the same as the other girl accept the fact that she brings her bad leg up higher, but motion is still smooth. There is no cut or swelling on her leg.
After it got really cold last night, I noticed that she seems to favor it even less.
Sometimes she just stands on her good leg and stands, or continues to walk around, except retracts the foot longer then her usual rhythm. She doesn't give any cry's of pain and when testing spots, she doesn't pull her leg away.
Normally she gets around perfectly well and is able to do everything the other two can.
I've given her a small piece of crushed aspirin to see if its pain and also retired her to the coop sooner so she stays warm, with plenty of complaining from her of course.
Any ideas what going on with my little girl and what I can do to help her??