Recent content by Wiccadwitch

Im reviving this thread once again because while I currentlly live in AZ we are considering a move out east and found a really cool property in Susquehanna but Im not sure what the chicken regulations currently are. The property there that we are interested in has more than a third of an acre of...

Another couple of weeks have passed and the chicks have been integrated into the flock. Everyone is doing great!

One more picture showing wingless back. You can still see a lot of bare skin but feathers are starting to fill in around the area.

So it's been a couple of weeks. Little wingless and her hatch mates are all doing great. I have not re introduced them to the flock yet but I plan to do so in another 2 weeks or so. I'll post an updated pic of wingless with her adorable feather antennae she has developed on her head. Awkward...

The chicks are over 2 weeks old now. Wingless is healed up nicely. Here are a couple of photos taken yesterday so those interested can see her progress.

The chick is doing great. Everything is healing nicely. no irritation no swelling. She is still a little clumsy with the lack wing. If she gets knocked over she has a bit more trouble righting herself but otherwise all is well. I'm really pleased overall with her progress. I keep saying her but...

The wing was dangling by a very thin bit of skin. That skin had started to dry out by the morning after the attack so it was just a simple matter of snipping the skin with sharp medical scissors. I worried about hurting the chick so I tested the area by pinching and checking for a reaction. Not...

Thank you! This really was not something I was aware of. Lesson learned for sure. I just wish the cost of my education had not been so high. Poor little chicks. I really appreciate the info.

I live in arizona down in the valley so it stays fairly temperate. With my broody hens in the past I've had no issues just letting them hatch their chicks and raise them amongst the rest of the flock so this incident was a bit of a shock for me. I may look into rehoming where there are no...

The chicks are absolutely with mom. Everyone is in a kennel in my sewing room. Since the injured one needed to be where I could monitor her I decided it was best if I kept everyone inside for now. I have a small enclosure outside that I've used for integrating chicks that had to hatch in an...

Side note the look of the feathers around the area is because if liberally applied antibiotic ointment post cleansing. I can try to get a better shot of the actual wound seal where I tacked the edges of the skin together using second skin( basically super glue for skin). That's assuming anyone...

It's been a full day since the attack. The wing was a lost cause. It was quite literally dead weight at this point so I just removed it. Chick is doing well. A little clumsy while adjusting to the lack of one wing. Mom is accepting as are the other chicks. I'm hoping to set the whole crew up in...

I already have. The remaining chicks are inside in a bin.

I have had backyard chickens for over a year now. I've naturally brooded virtually all eggs ( barring unforeseen complications) under broody hens. All of these hens have been fierce protective mothers and I've been able to leave them among the rest of the flock from the moment of hatch...

I cane here looking for info because I have a 2 month old chick having very similar symptoms. I also assumed leg injury ar first but after several days of watching her and keeping her indoors I've re assessed and now think its spinal or neurological. Given your post my hopes for her are not...