At the start of this summer I got 10 gold laced wyandotte new hatch chicks(They are all supposed to be pullets). One of them did not make it through the first week, so now I have nine. They have all been growing and getting their feathers at about the same rate up until about week 7. Then one of them stopped growing. A few days later she started limping. It is week eight now and she is about half the size of all the other chickens, and she limps very badly on one of her feet. I can tell it hurts her to stand on it. I don't think she broke it an she doesn't act like it hurts her when I touch her feet. I put her in a small cage away from the others with some aspen shavings on the ground an gave her a small feeder with some "medicated" antibiotic feed, and a small waterer with some electrolyte powder in the water a couple days after I noticed her limp. I am worried she will not make it. I checked her for cuts and growths on her feet but they seem fine. Is there any reason that her foot might have stopped her from growing?
Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help. Sorry about your bird! You should ask here https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures You may try some ACV in her water. (Just not mixed with the electrolytes.)
Hello and Welcome To BYC! Sorry about your chick, X2 on post in the Emergencies forum about her, if you can post pictures that might help figure out what is going on.
Her foot wouldn't stop her from growing but, limping is often a first sign of Marek's disease. You may want to check out threads on Marek's and see if she shows other symptoms. Do post in the emergencies thread in as much detail as possible. Hopefully she doesn't have Mareks .
Hello there and welcome to BYC! Definitely post this in our emergency section. I hope she is going to be ok.
