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    Chicken with a dislocated hock joint? Can it be fixed?

    Hi, I notice you help a lot of people with chicken problems. Thanks for taking the time, I know I really appreciate it. My chickens do not have Marek's, it is a brand new clean coop with brand new chickens (8 weeks old). I researched about it, thinking I would need to give them the vaccine...
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    Chicken with a dislocated hock joint? Can it be fixed?

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    Chicken with a dislocated hock joint? Can it be fixed?

    An update about the vet visit: the vet was very gentle and carefully felt along the leg. He said that he didn't think the leg was dislocated, but rather some sort of neurological injury, such as something falling on the chicken's back (another chicken jumped on, or...?) He said that the bird...
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    Chicken with a dislocated hock joint? Can it be fixed?

    Thanks for your help. When I checked the birdie, he still didn't have a lot of swelling, no bruising noticed, but I am not sure about the heat. I also do not see his toes curled under, but I do like the info on a riboflavin deficiency. I don't think he has Marek's. He was quite healthy...
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    Chicken with a dislocated hock joint? Can it be fixed?

    Hi, it always seems to be something. I'm telling myself not to be too much of a helicopter parent, but...I just care about my chickens so much. I have just gotten the coop and setup, and of course the chickens, after years of dreaming about getting them. They seem to mostly be doing fine, but...
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