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    Opal and Marigold are my 2 favorites
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    Hurt leg

    Thank you so much for your wisdom. I’m holding out hope that this is truly just an injury, but she does fall in the age window for LL, and there’s another in the flick with a limp as well. I read through all 60 pages of posts that you share… you did such an amazing job documenting your May and...
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    Hurt leg

    Purchased from Bomgars, a farm and home store.
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    Hurt leg

    Here’s a video of her. And some pictures.
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    Hurt leg

    She is an americauna hatched in April. Has been vaccinated for Mareks as a chick according to her previous owner. Her previous owner had an aggressive rooster and she’s got quite a few broken feathers on her back. She came to me with this leg problem. With her old owner, she was in a shed and...
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    Hurt leg

    My chicken has an injured leg… I think it’s from a rooster. She’s not putting any weight on it, toes are curled and she just wants to lay down. Eats and drinks fine. When she does walk, her toes usually stay kinda curled and her ankle seems limp. Sometimes she lays with it out in front if her...
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    Please HELP! New chickens limping and have poop butt

    Thank you! I will try checking them for bugs tonight for sure! Should I quarantine the 3 that seem healthy from the 2 with a limp as well as quarantining away from my original birds, or using too late at this point, as they all came from the same farm together?
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    Please HELP! New chickens limping and have poop butt

    I will treat for mites and worms if nothing else, for my own peace of mind. I didn’t see their coop/shed, but these chickens were very well loved, and are super used to being handled. So I can’t imagine they lived in unfit or crowded quarters. Also, the owner said they didn’t have poop on their...
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    Please HELP! New chickens limping and have poop butt

    Do their feet look like it’s like mild bumblefoot? Or swelling from something else?
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    Please HELP! New chickens limping and have poop butt

    Please help. I brought home 5 new chickens from a small farm yesterday, and 2 of them are limping. I knew they were limping and chose to take them anyway because I have other chickens with disabilities. But now I’m worried that they are actually sick… I’m hoping not, because although they are...
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    Official BYC Poll: How do you name your pet chickens?

    We have a combination of ways we name our girls, but we have tried to stick with flower and rock/gemstone names: Marigold, Daisy, Opal, Emerald, Poppy. But my kids have been involved too, so we have a Fuzzbert, a Bluey and Bingo, and Mr. Dinkles. 😂
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    Duck with weird legs

    Great idea!! 😁 Thanks!
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    Duck with weird legs

    Thanks! That’s kind of what I was thinking for his feet as well… that he will eventually be able to touch the ground so he can strengthen his legs. He has full access to a pool during the day, but he doesn’t go in on his own (although he walks out easily on his own). I put him in the water twice...
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    Duck with weird legs

    Ok, I built this wheelchair for Fuzzbert and let him sit in it for an hour today, while he happily ate and drank to his heart’s content a d his siblings hung out next to him. I’ve be also been doing some stretches with his legs and they are improving in range of motion. Does this look like he’s...
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    Duck with weird legs

    They kind of do, but it’s not easy, and I’m not sure I could get them into that position. I don’t want to hurt him more. 😫
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