- Jul 19, 2010
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My little BO is a problem child. First she gets herself stuck in between to bales of hay for 18 days, now she can't walk!
I think something like this happened:
Zoe found a place out of the over 40 mph wind yesterday. She laid down to take a nap. At dusk, mom sis and I were trying to find her. I found her under one of our coops. I got the lounge whip and poked her a few times because she was not waking up. Finally she hobbles out and collapses. When she stands, she is wobbly and falls over. She can't stand without leaning on something. I went out to let the chickens out and take care of the horses this morning and saw Zoe leaning on the coop wall. When she sees all the other hens running out, she takes three wobbly steps, and falls over.
Right now, She is in a nesting box in the coop covered with a towel so the other hens won't beat her up. I don't want to put her down. I don't know if maybe she is just too cold. (It's 42 degrees here right now) She is eating, but not drinking.
Please help!
EDIT: the only thing out of the normal with her is that she has a bump near her tail that is about a half inch above her back and it has something protruding from it.
I think something like this happened:
Zoe found a place out of the over 40 mph wind yesterday. She laid down to take a nap. At dusk, mom sis and I were trying to find her. I found her under one of our coops. I got the lounge whip and poked her a few times because she was not waking up. Finally she hobbles out and collapses. When she stands, she is wobbly and falls over. She can't stand without leaning on something. I went out to let the chickens out and take care of the horses this morning and saw Zoe leaning on the coop wall. When she sees all the other hens running out, she takes three wobbly steps, and falls over.
Right now, She is in a nesting box in the coop covered with a towel so the other hens won't beat her up. I don't want to put her down. I don't know if maybe she is just too cold. (It's 42 degrees here right now) She is eating, but not drinking.
Please help!
EDIT: the only thing out of the normal with her is that she has a bump near her tail that is about a half inch above her back and it has something protruding from it.
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