Chickens feet point in

[Wyorp Rock]

o.k. I have an idea - maybe @Leigti can tell us the "title" or "name" of the youtube video so we can search for it

 

[Leigti]

OK, I have the video downloaded. A friend was able to do it on the Washingtonians come together thread. So if anybody wants to go over to that one and look at it it is there. It’s beginning to sound like a right leg injury of some sort. Don’t know when it happened. And notice the way she completely ignores me trying to call her

 

[Wyorp Rock]

OK, I have the video downloaded. A friend was able to do it on the Washingtonians come together thread. So if anybody wants to go over to that one and look at it it is there. It’s beginning to sound like a right leg injury of some sort. Don’t know when it happened. And notice the way she completely ignores me trying to call her

here's a link to that thread so everyone can find it - post#43542
Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

@Leigti it could be injury related, but with her age, unless the injury just occurred, then you will have to just wait and see how it goes.

I'm still inclined that it's genetic/developmental disorder or some type of leg bone deformity, but time will tell.

She seems like a sweet girl - she may also need some extra protein, so some "treats" like chopped egg, tuna or meat a few times a weeks would be good.

 

[Eggcessive]

Thanks, WR for helping us see the video. I am pretty challenged with computers, LOL. In my amateur opinion, that looks like a leg bone deformity from birth. There are several such as varus valgus deformity, TD (tibial dyschondroplasia) and others. They can worsen with age, and may cause the hock tendon to weaken or rupture.

I would follow Wyorp’s advice on placing her in a crate with food and water in the coop with the others to slowly get used to her. You can let her out with the others for supervised free ranging to get them all familiar.

 

[Leigti]

That is basically what I am doing. Except I have another chicken in there with her so she’s not completely alone. The breeder didn’t mention any leg issues. But as far as I know she’s had this ever since I got her. I pretty much left them alone the first week or so because they were not tame But then she got sick and I moved her into my kitchen. Now she is very tame.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

That is basically what I am doing. Except I have another chicken in there with her so she’s not completely alone. The breeder didn’t mention any leg issues. But as far as I know she’s had this ever since I got her. I pretty much left them alone the first week or so because they were not tame But then she got sick and I moved her into my kitchen. Now she is very tame.

Having another chicken with her is good, that way she's not lonely. Hopefully they will form a bond, so when you do try introducing again, she will already have a buddy.

I hope all goes well for you.

 

[Leigti]

Just an update. She is now integrated into the flock with all the others. I ended up putting three troublemakers in time out and letting the hurt chicken and her friend out. Then over to week. I let the troublemakers out one at a time. It seems to of worked pretty well. She is still not very graceful. But she can jump up into the coop and onto the roost. She is definitely the bottom of the pecking order.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Just an update. She is now integrated into the flock with all the others. I ended up putting three troublemakers in time out and letting the hurt chicken and her friend out. Then over to week. I let the troublemakers out one at a time. It seems to of worked pretty well. She is still not very graceful. But she can jump up into the coop and onto the roost. She is definitely the bottom of the pecking order.

This is great! Thank you so much for the update. I'm glad to hear she is with the flock!

I hope all continues to go well for you.

 

[Leigti]

Well, she was doing great but in the last 24 hours she is suddenly doing much worse.
She can barely walk, staggers and falls forward like her head is too heavy. She is still eating like crazy. Laid an egg yesterday. The other chickens have started really picking on her again. So I have her back in the kitchen and a big crate. I might actually break down and take her to the vet. I don’t want to lose her, she has a great personality. And she is trying so hard.
She takes one or two really staggering steps, then falls either forward or to the side and tries to catch yourself with her wings but it doesn’t work. Anybody have any idea what this is?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm so sorry she is not doing well

If you can have her seen that would be a good idea.

Now, the symptoms you describe sound like Marek's, but with leg deformities sometimes those can progress to where a chicken is not able to function either.