Smileybans
Crowing
This baby is three weeks old. I bought her from a local lady who sells silkies and satins. I specifically asked for showgirls and this little baby turned out to be a runt.
She was growing slower and had gotten weaker. This was two weeks ago. I separated her and another chick. She has made it this far on her own without medication. Now however, she’s having leg problems. It’s been about 5 days since this started. I used the bandaid hobbles for three of those days. She actually moved less with it on so I took the hobble off. She uses her wing to balance and can stand on the foot. It just doesn’t sit under her. Should I try the hobbles again? I don’t want her to die because I tried to help her too much. I had that happen with two chicks already with leg problems.
I’m not holding her at an angle in the pictures though my camera might be. She is very hard to get pictures of since she flaps her wings constantly to maintain balance.
She was growing slower and had gotten weaker. This was two weeks ago. I separated her and another chick. She has made it this far on her own without medication. Now however, she’s having leg problems. It’s been about 5 days since this started. I used the bandaid hobbles for three of those days. She actually moved less with it on so I took the hobble off. She uses her wing to balance and can stand on the foot. It just doesn’t sit under her. Should I try the hobbles again? I don’t want her to die because I tried to help her too much. I had that happen with two chicks already with leg problems.
I’m not holding her at an angle in the pictures though my camera might be. She is very hard to get pictures of since she flaps her wings constantly to maintain balance.