mamasnowwolf
Chirping
- Feb 23, 2021
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Hi all. Sorry for the novel, but without all the info, you may not be able to help. I'll keep it short.
In May, we purchased 4 australorp chicks from the local feed store. We put them in the coop under mom hen and they were accepted. As the chicks got older, they found it fun to run outside the chicken run from time to time.
1.5 months later, we went to the coop and found what we thought was a dead australorp under the ramp. Turns out, it moved when my husband went to pick her up. We placed her in a kennel with food and water in shallow dishes and left her to die in peace. She had a wound under one of her wings, which she couldn't fold properly, her leg was facing backwards, her feathers were ruffled. We have no idea how she ended up that way. We didn't think she would last more than a day or two.
Two days later, she is standing in the kennel on her own. She's eating, drinking, and pooping. Over time, her leg becomes straight, her wounds heal, but her right wing just isn't quite right.
We let her outside to jump around in the grass and chase grasshoppers. She loves being outside during the day, but is quick to return to the kennel as the heat of the day comes and we put her back in the basement as we don't have enough shade for her to play in during the heat of the day.
We thought she was going to recover. She is growing more slowly than her siblings but she is growing. We have 2 other birds that free range in the front. the one hen jumped on the pullet. They see each other, the hen even comes up to steal food from the pullet's dish. But never attacked her before.
After the attack, we noticed a really bad difference in the pullet. She just isn't standing upright any more. She can't lift her head, it's almost as if she is regressing. She doesn't appear to be in pain, but she definitely has issues walking now. She has to lean up against something in order to stand upright. When you push on the wings and make her go back to "normal" She lifts her head and looks around like "Oh hey that's better thanks." But she cant's tay that way on her own. We don't know if there was a broken wing that healed differently, and we aren't sure what to do. She doesn't seem to be in pain. She doesn't cry, or pull away when you feel her wings or body. She just can't move properly. I am open for suggestions on what we should do with her.
In May, we purchased 4 australorp chicks from the local feed store. We put them in the coop under mom hen and they were accepted. As the chicks got older, they found it fun to run outside the chicken run from time to time.
1.5 months later, we went to the coop and found what we thought was a dead australorp under the ramp. Turns out, it moved when my husband went to pick her up. We placed her in a kennel with food and water in shallow dishes and left her to die in peace. She had a wound under one of her wings, which she couldn't fold properly, her leg was facing backwards, her feathers were ruffled. We have no idea how she ended up that way. We didn't think she would last more than a day or two.
Two days later, she is standing in the kennel on her own. She's eating, drinking, and pooping. Over time, her leg becomes straight, her wounds heal, but her right wing just isn't quite right.
We let her outside to jump around in the grass and chase grasshoppers. She loves being outside during the day, but is quick to return to the kennel as the heat of the day comes and we put her back in the basement as we don't have enough shade for her to play in during the heat of the day.
We thought she was going to recover. She is growing more slowly than her siblings but she is growing. We have 2 other birds that free range in the front. the one hen jumped on the pullet. They see each other, the hen even comes up to steal food from the pullet's dish. But never attacked her before.
After the attack, we noticed a really bad difference in the pullet. She just isn't standing upright any more. She can't lift her head, it's almost as if she is regressing. She doesn't appear to be in pain, but she definitely has issues walking now. She has to lean up against something in order to stand upright. When you push on the wings and make her go back to "normal" She lifts her head and looks around like "Oh hey that's better thanks." But she cant's tay that way on her own. We don't know if there was a broken wing that healed differently, and we aren't sure what to do. She doesn't seem to be in pain. She doesn't cry, or pull away when you feel her wings or body. She just can't move properly. I am open for suggestions on what we should do with her.
