- Jun 10, 2011
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It's been a week and a half. I have her in a little box in our house, and I take her out to give her some mobility and to drink. Her feet are curled, and I have to manually stretch out her toes before I set her down. Lately she is also leaning back on her butt with her little feet kind of in front of her. When she does this she leans back on my hand or leg for support, and seems to be relieving pressure or maybe just changing her position. Her belly may be sensitive, as she's murmured a couple of times when I've touched it. It may be slightly distended but it's hard to know what 'normal' would look like when you're not used to seeing a chicken sitting up like a primate.
She has mobility in her hips; if I hold her weight by her body, she can move her hips a bit, but she cannot bear weight on her feet. It seemed one foot was worse than the other, but today they're both curled.
She drinks water and kefir; sometimes I hold it up for her and sometimes she reaches the ground on her own. She shows no interest in leaves and no interest in scratch. She mostly seems alert; but at times is disoriented in trying to reach the kefir & water dishes, and she is sleeping more, which may be out of boredom. She's usually a feisty little red hen.
In the past eight months or so, she has irregularly laid eggs, often with thin or no shell. I don't know if this is related. Claribel is probably three years old.
Any suggestions you have are greatly appreciated. She's my dear little friend.
Thanks,
Karin
She has mobility in her hips; if I hold her weight by her body, she can move her hips a bit, but she cannot bear weight on her feet. It seemed one foot was worse than the other, but today they're both curled.
She drinks water and kefir; sometimes I hold it up for her and sometimes she reaches the ground on her own. She shows no interest in leaves and no interest in scratch. She mostly seems alert; but at times is disoriented in trying to reach the kefir & water dishes, and she is sleeping more, which may be out of boredom. She's usually a feisty little red hen.
In the past eight months or so, she has irregularly laid eggs, often with thin or no shell. I don't know if this is related. Claribel is probably three years old.
Any suggestions you have are greatly appreciated. She's my dear little friend.
Thanks,
Karin