Have you tried using the wrap they use for horses and dogs and such (kinda like ace but for animals) a tsc near me carries it and Ive wondered if that would be okay for chicken use.
Okay. I've considered wrapping his leg to try and straighten it out but I'm new at all this so I'm worried about hurting him or doing more damage than good. His joints are so inlarged that it makes splinting difficult.
I only have 7 chickens and I've had them since chicks and they are my first ones so I checked on them, probably too much When they were chicks. The legs started to become bowed at about 5 weeks. He eats and drinks and did things a little different than the other chickens but he made it work and...
Thank you so much. It's never stopped him before he eats and drinks and even makes it up to the second floor of the two story coop. He's figured out ways to get around despite the deformities. That's why it's so hard to see it getting to a point where he's struggling.
This is my roo. Or at least I think he's a he. Anywho. He's 16 weeks now and this picture was taken about two weeks ago.
I have scoured the internet and I can't figure out what the name is for what's wrong with him or how to fix/ manage it.
It's been getting worse since about week 5 which is...