Dhkoenig
Songster
Hi All - well Babs definitely doesn't have Merricks or reproductive issues or cancer...She just tore a ligament or tendon so that she can not bear weight on her left leg. She went to the vet and there was no broken or dislocated bones. She is eating like a champ, laying eggs, her comb is bright red but you can tell she wants to get the heck out of the dog crate on our mudroom. I put her in a separate run inside the ladie's run and they tried to attack her through the wire. They already picked on her before but there is another girl in my flock who they pick on too. My vet said that sometimes lame chickens learn to adapt like dogs with three legs or no hind legs etc. I wont WON'T cull her, but do you think she can eventually if I gradually integrate her after I am sure she is pain free but just permanently lame, that she can live normally in the flock? PS i am planning on bringing 4 pullets in on June 4.