peanutfeather
Chirping
- May 24, 2014
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So my dad goes out to open the chickens today and one of the chickens jumps from the coop and lands on the floor. It can't walk at all so he had to pick it up and he noticed it was very light. The bones stick out a lot when you move your hands under her feathers. 3 days ago I was playing around with my chickens outside and she could walk, run, and would eat so much, but now she is the complete opposite.
All of my other chickens are normal weight and no bones stick out except this one white chicken who is like this chicken now but she can walk. She is so light-weight that it's light nothing when you pick her up. About a week ago, my dad had taken one of our white chickens inside and I was caring for her (keeping her warm[its winter here], giving her food [banana, bread, pellets], giving water, and at night I put her back into the coop with the rest of the chickens because she looked better and good enough. But now it's just so strange that these two chickens had lost weight so fast. They eat a lot, drink, and we have heaters for them in their coops.
Also noting that the chicken that cannot walk has dry, wrinkly, and saggy feet. It's just not how a chicken's foot should look like.
Thanks if you have a solution or any ideas
All of my other chickens are normal weight and no bones stick out except this one white chicken who is like this chicken now but she can walk. She is so light-weight that it's light nothing when you pick her up. About a week ago, my dad had taken one of our white chickens inside and I was caring for her (keeping her warm[its winter here], giving her food [banana, bread, pellets], giving water, and at night I put her back into the coop with the rest of the chickens because she looked better and good enough. But now it's just so strange that these two chickens had lost weight so fast. They eat a lot, drink, and we have heaters for them in their coops.
Also noting that the chicken that cannot walk has dry, wrinkly, and saggy feet. It's just not how a chicken's foot should look like.
Thanks if you have a solution or any ideas