darlingdarla
Songster
When Rapunzel arrived in the mail I noticed something off about her immediately, she would stumble around and fall onto her back anytime she tried to move. I thought she was still getting her bearings after hatching and spending two days on a mail truck but on closer inspection I realized that most of one of her fourth toes was missing and the other was very short and inflexible. She had trouble walking for the first month of her life, it took her a long time to learn to get around. She used to twist her ankles constantly and limp around. I also realized that there was something wrong with her eyes, she does fine but she dosen't see things like a normal chicken (and not because of her crest, she'll try to peck at a treat but miss entirely like she dosen't have depth perception or something). Nowadays she just walks on top of her toes, she has one short nub and a short but fully formed toe and both bend in the wrong direction, she stumbles a lot but gets around just fine and for the most part lives an ordinary life. But these infections have become a recurring issue with her.
I guess it's just going to be something we'll need to deal with throughout her life, she puts most of her weight on those spots and will frequently lean back to balance. I'm thinking of buying her a pair of boots to wear, they're just so expensive I'm going to try to make my own first. I think she just wore through the skin there and the wounds got infected. They were pretty small this time and easy to remove.
I guess it's just going to be something we'll need to deal with throughout her life, she puts most of her weight on those spots and will frequently lean back to balance. I'm thinking of buying her a pair of boots to wear, they're just so expensive I'm going to try to make my own first. I think she just wore through the skin there and the wounds got infected. They were pretty small this time and easy to remove.
