Disabled Chickens Forum

[janiedoe]

Absolutely on board with this. Although my boy Walter passed, I rescue lots of injured and disabled birds. A forum specifically for this would be wonderful. Thank you for suggesting it.View attachment 3608802

It looks like Walter lived his best life. I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

I have a few "disabled" chickens as well, and I think this is a great idea! I have an Easter Egger, Grace, who is almost half-blind; an elderly Cochin/Ameraucana hybrid rooster, Phoenix, who has sight issues in his left eye; and Pecan, a Welsummer who has cross-beak.

 

[triciayoung]

Absolutely on board with this. Although my boy Walter passed, I rescue lots of injured and disabled birds. A forum specifically for this would be wonderful. Thank you for suggesting it.View attachment 3608802

I am just getting my Penny fitted for this wheelchair I really like yours. Did you make it?

 

[triciayoung]

I have a few "disabled" chickens as well, and I think this is a great idea! I have an Easter Egger, Grace, who is almost half-blind; an elderly Cochin/Ameraucana hybrid rooster, Phoenix, who has sight issues in his left eye; and Pecan, a Welsummer who has cross-beak.

Interesting. I have an easter egger who is handicap also and her name is Grace. She cannot lift her head up and has a dropped wing. I have to lift her up to roost and down every morning.

 

[Tookie]

I think this is a good idea!
I myself have a sorta disabled hen, not nearly as bad as some of yours though. Her right wing is paralyzed, so she cannot use it at all. It's been like that since she was a chick.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I love this. I hope the staff and Nifty will do this. It will be really nice to have a place to go for help all in one place.

@triciayoung Wonderful idea.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Great discussion everyone!

I've brought this idea up with the rest of the moderators, and found this to be similar to the request and response here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ories-topics-headings-🤞.1594146/post-27092524

We recognize the potential benefits of having a specialized section. However, after careful consideration and in light of our previous response in that thread regarding forum organization, we are concerned about potential confusion for our members.

While we won't be creating a separate forum, we're exploring alternative ways to accommodate these discussions, such as utilizing tags or keywords to label relevant threads. This will help members find information while maintaining the simplicity of our current structure.

In the interim, we suggest that all those that have special-needs birds join together in a single thread titled something like "Disabled And Special-Needs Chicken Thread". From there people could link to their own threads in the appropriate related sections about their specific chicken.

Again, we appreciate your understanding and your commitment to enriching our community!

 

[2ndTink]

If a thread is started I would love to be included. I have a 19 wk old pullet with neurological issues.

 

[Pumphrey]

Great idea! I had a special needs dog who had to use a cart. The website I belonged to for these types of dogs provided support and advice that was invaluable. A member even came to my home to help me fit my dog in her cart.

 

[Pumphrey]

Absolutely on board with this. Although my boy Walter passed, I rescue lots of injured and disabled birds. A forum specifically for this would be wonderful. Thank you for suggesting it.View attachment 3608802

She's beautiful!

Absolutely on board with this. Although my boy Walter passed, I rescue lots of injured and disabled birds. A forum specifically for this would be wonderful. Thank you for suggesting it.View attachment 3608802

She"s beautiful!