- Apr 16, 2012
- 30
- 0
- 24
I have an 8 day old chick with a deformed leg. She eats, drinks, and hops around fine. She snuggles with the other chicks and you can't tell anything different until she gets up and hops on her one good foot. Her right leg is drawn in and it looks like there is some joint issue (her joint looks larger than the other leg). Can anyone tell me what you think this may be? You think she will have a good outcome?
I have 3 leghorns (about 8 weeks old) in the coop outside and I have 5 red sex links in the coop (about 6 weeks). I have 4 new babies (8 days) and all of them are fine except my little G.G. Another question, if she makes it and does just fine, are the other chickens going to think her dangling foot is a worm and hurt her? Right now the other chicks don't mess with her, she fits right in. I am just thinking of when she has to move to the coop.
Here are some photos of her:
You can kind of see the joint in this photo.

This is how she hops around. She keeps her balance.

She eats, drinks, and is doing well. I am just wondering if there is going to be an underlying condition that may cause her to pass away?
All of you pros...what is your call????
I have 3 leghorns (about 8 weeks old) in the coop outside and I have 5 red sex links in the coop (about 6 weeks). I have 4 new babies (8 days) and all of them are fine except my little G.G. Another question, if she makes it and does just fine, are the other chickens going to think her dangling foot is a worm and hurt her? Right now the other chicks don't mess with her, she fits right in. I am just thinking of when she has to move to the coop.
Here are some photos of her:
You can kind of see the joint in this photo.
This is how she hops around. She keeps her balance.
She eats, drinks, and is doing well. I am just wondering if there is going to be an underlying condition that may cause her to pass away?
All of you pros...what is your call????