- Jan 9, 2014
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Hi there,
I have a abnormally large chicken 4 months old. Her body is the same as the other 21 hens but her legs are extremely long. New chicken parents we just thought she was TALL. Right before we left on a two week vacation she started to crouch down not roost all the way to ground and kind of rock back and forth. I thought maybe she was trying to lay. Well, this isnt the case, she has a hard time walking at all as if she has lost her balance. She shutters forward then sits down and her legs are all distorted, like one toe is one way and the other is another. Almost as if her legs are failing her.This is really sad to watch. She is eating and drinking fine. We also had a tail pecking problem when we where gone too which we believe its due to them not free ranging. So, we are trying to sort this out. Do you know of a disease or something that has caused this chicken to have problems with her legs. Has been going on now for 3 weeks. I do not want her to suffer yet dont want to kill her if its just minor(which my heart says its not).
In Issaquah
I have a abnormally large chicken 4 months old. Her body is the same as the other 21 hens but her legs are extremely long. New chicken parents we just thought she was TALL. Right before we left on a two week vacation she started to crouch down not roost all the way to ground and kind of rock back and forth. I thought maybe she was trying to lay. Well, this isnt the case, she has a hard time walking at all as if she has lost her balance. She shutters forward then sits down and her legs are all distorted, like one toe is one way and the other is another. Almost as if her legs are failing her.This is really sad to watch. She is eating and drinking fine. We also had a tail pecking problem when we where gone too which we believe its due to them not free ranging. So, we are trying to sort this out. Do you know of a disease or something that has caused this chicken to have problems with her legs. Has been going on now for 3 weeks. I do not want her to suffer yet dont want to kill her if its just minor(which my heart says its not).
In Issaquah
