Update:
Turns out she is a cockrel but is doing great on the one leg. We did fashion a prosthetic which he doesn't like quite yet but we are going to try modifications and different prosthetics to try to find a suitable one. We do have to separate him from some of the other flock members (mostly...
My partner and I imitated a new homestead in NE Washington State where we raise chickens, rabbits and various other farm animals. We currently have 30 chickens, that we hatched ourselves, our youngest ones being 6weeks old.
About 6 days ago one of my 12 week old pullets had a leg amputated above the ankle by something. We cleaned it with chlorhexidine and applied a medicated bandage. She seems to be doing pretty well overall (eating and drinking, not running a fever, trilling when I hold her). She is on chicken...
Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do.