Cometsea
In the Brooder
- Mar 14, 2015
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Hello, New Chicken Mom here again,
I finally finished our coop and moved our chickens into it yesterday. We have 6 total; 3 Plymouth Rocks, 1 Americana, and 2 RIRs. When we were moving the chickens from the brooder to the coop and run we noticed that one of our RIRs has a twisted leg. She moves around on it and doesn't seem in pain but it is twisted pretty bad. The knee seems to go inward and she doesnt seem to be able to put much weight on it. We watched her pretty carefully yesterday and she was able to get up and down the ladder to the hen house and get to the food and water ok. She also doesn't seem to be bothered by any of the other chickens, in fact they seem to encircle her and hide her a bit.
Since I am a new chicken mom and am not sure what to do. Do I just leave her alone and watch her or should I take her to a vet to have her examined? I am trying to get a picture to put on here but I am not to tech savvy. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I finally finished our coop and moved our chickens into it yesterday. We have 6 total; 3 Plymouth Rocks, 1 Americana, and 2 RIRs. When we were moving the chickens from the brooder to the coop and run we noticed that one of our RIRs has a twisted leg. She moves around on it and doesn't seem in pain but it is twisted pretty bad. The knee seems to go inward and she doesnt seem to be able to put much weight on it. We watched her pretty carefully yesterday and she was able to get up and down the ladder to the hen house and get to the food and water ok. She also doesn't seem to be bothered by any of the other chickens, in fact they seem to encircle her and hide her a bit.
Since I am a new chicken mom and am not sure what to do. Do I just leave her alone and watch her or should I take her to a vet to have her examined? I am trying to get a picture to put on here but I am not to tech savvy. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
