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little update for you seven though it’s been a hit! she’s doing great! not sure what went wrong but i left her alone for a while and she was able to gain strength and then i integrated her back with the flock and now she’s thriving limp free!!!!

Thank you!

Thanks for the advice! not sure if it is or not, it seems more up high in the hip region than where the normal tendon sleep happens. right now we are letting her figure it out in her own box because getting her in the chair was hurting her. I’ll look into the b complex

I have an about week old rhode island red pullet. The other day i noticed that she couldn’t stand up right and she kept falling into the feeder. She keeps shifting her weight forward when standing and then flips forward. We ruled out sprayed leg. She has a raw spot on the hip area and it hurts...

I have about a week old those island red pullet. The other day, i saw her falling forward a bunch after lifting her back up in the air and leaning forward too far (will attach a video link). We ruled out spraddle leg. We discovered a pink spot on her hip (will attach photo) and when we put light...

the picture is the best i could get without stressing her out more. The bald spot on her hip is visible, that’s how she’s extending her legs when she tries to rest and stand.

i’m having a baby chick leg problem too, does yours fall forward a lot because of it?

No, she’s chirping really loudly when it’s put in an uncomfortable spot. We hold her so she can sleep because she won’t bend her legs without chirping loudly. If it gets relaxed and it bends, she chirps loudly.

this is the video link

i’m trying, but i need help fast she’s in so much pain and i don’t wanna give up on her

I got baby chicks a few days ago and one of them has had an unsolvable issue. she was lifting her butt in the air, overextending her legs, and falling forward constantly. it’s not a splayed leg, or a pulled tendon, and we found a bald spot on her left hip, it hurts when we put pressure on it...