Thank you both sooooo much for your reply! I am going to try to help it and see how it does for a week and make a decision then. I will try to keep you informed. If you have any other advice let me know.
Howdy! I'm an East Texas girl myself and I have Buff Orpingtons and a new seperate flock of Lavender Orpingtons. How are you and the heat with no rain?
First timer with babies and when they hatched one just had a funny walk, after 4 days i inquired on byc and heard it was splay leg. I was informed to help it with a splint but not a moment to soon so I did right away and it did better for about 2 weeks. The third week it was better but started...
First timer with babies and when they hatched one just had a funny walk, after 4 days i inquired on byc and heard it was splay leg. I was informed to help it with a splint but not a moment to soon so I did right away and it did better for about 2 weeks. The third week it was better but started...
It is 5 days after hatch date...I got 6 babies. No more...have the eggs gone bad? I candeled on day 13 and 12 looked great out of 15! I have never done this before. I have a Brinsea 20 octogon with turner...When the babies hatched they were 3 days early according to my calculations. I removed...
Well I believe it is Splay Leg, He is a fighter! He is really really trying they are 1 week old...can it be fixed?? I dont want to put him down...He is trying so hard to stand and walk...he is so tough not to mention CUTE!!! What should I do? I need good advise please please...
is something wrong...what do I do! appears after 4 hours it cant use its legs cant stand up only stays squating or laying down. other chicks doing well. This is my first time. should I try to help it? its thigh sticks out and it cant straighten and use its full leggs.....oh please help me. I am...
Little cute story for you...Last Christmas my sweet husband suprised me with 6 baby Buff Orpington chicks and an adorable Chicken house(a small requirement that it be cute) I had one chicken die the first time she layed an egg and gave away the extra roo to my boss a dentist who put it in the...
Im from Texas too, I would like to address the top on the fence issue...you know we have lots of varments here! (Coyote, fox, skunk, coon, fox, possum, cat, owl, hawk, dog ect.) have a friend who begged me to give him a chicken so I gave him an extra roo I had just raised. Well he put it with 8...