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    sick or injured?

    Okay - I lost another one last week, and now 3 more are acting sick. They are not as bad, yet - I would describe them as looking drunk; wobbling around a lot, but still eating. Tractor supply says that the chicks were vaccinated, but don't know against what disease... I'm going to assume it...
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    sick or injured?

    Well, she got into the water and drowned... None of the others seem to have any problems, so hopefully it was just spraddle legs.
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    sick or injured?

    Here's a picture, she's got her head on the floor, and her rear pushed up in the corner. I tried putting a band-aid on her legs, it didn't seem to do much good. I'll see how she is when I get home.
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    sick or injured?

    1) What type of bird, age and weight: Tractor supply 'red pullet,' looks like production red or red sex-link; ~4 weeks old, no idea on the weight, but she's probably 2nd smallest of the 7 I bought. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Sitting, sometimes head up, sometimes rear up, legs straight...
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