Blw18
Songster
- Apr 16, 2020
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I have 8 liege fighters are just under 4 months old. They outgrew the growout pen and have been in their permanent pen for about a month now with a coop that has branches built in for roosting. I noticed this last weekend when I picked one up that a few have indented keel bones in the exact place they sit on the roost. They’ve hit a major growth spurt lately. It’s not truly crooked yet, but more indented. Some are worse than others but none are bad yet. Do I need to move them to flat roosting? Can this correct itself (or at least reduce) as they grow? I know roosting too early can do this and it occurred in some of mine previously but they were intended for meat so I didn’t worry about it. I thought they’d be big enough for the roosts to not cause issues but evidently not. These are future breeders so I want them to be in the best shape possible. Any help greatly appreciated!!
