- Jul 19, 2010
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I have a little pullet, maybe 12 weeks, that has a nasty limp. Not sure what triggered it. And I see I can't post a video...
I haven't been able to find anything that I can conclusively say is wrong. Nothing obviously broken, no swelling, no splaying, etc. Since I can't tell where or what the issue is I'm hesitant to splint or anything like that.
Right now she's sequestered in a dog kennel with food and water inside the coop. She's eating and drinking without help. She doesn't move around too much, but I find her in different places so she is moving. She's been in the kennel for 4 days and it seems like things are progressing a little. She'll stand up when I come in to the coop, and when she sits back down it's in a controlled fashion (at first she'd 'hover' and then basically flop down).
My questions are:
I haven't been able to find anything that I can conclusively say is wrong. Nothing obviously broken, no swelling, no splaying, etc. Since I can't tell where or what the issue is I'm hesitant to splint or anything like that.
Right now she's sequestered in a dog kennel with food and water inside the coop. She's eating and drinking without help. She doesn't move around too much, but I find her in different places so she is moving. She's been in the kennel for 4 days and it seems like things are progressing a little. She'll stand up when I come in to the coop, and when she sits back down it's in a controlled fashion (at first she'd 'hover' and then basically flop down).
My questions are:
- Anything I should try to look for? Like I said, nothing obvious in terms of a break or something dramatic
- If she just needs R&R to recover from a sprain/strain/fracture what could I be looking at in terms of time in the kennel? I want her to heal and not get immediately re-hurt by roosting or an over amorous cockerel
