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[Opa]

Huston's Happy Hens :

I've got a leg injury issue - I have a bantam rooster than mounted a 16-20 wk old pullet (standard)....she was obviously not ready and didn't squat, but rather tried to support the little rooster and her legs splayed out from underneath her - I've got her separated and she will put some wt on the leg, but it buckles forward if she tries to use it for too long. I believe the injury is at the knee - any suggestions are appreciated - don't really feel like i can brace it or she wouldn't be able to bend and sit down - have thought about suspending her - thought - anyone ever have an issue like this and if so, how'd you handle? thanks!

Nancy, place her in a cage with a roost, take a nylon stocking with the toe cut off, place it on her body, then suspend her at a level that her feet touch rooster with legs extended. Hang containers with food and water within her reach. This will keep the weight of the injuried leg and allow it to heal. Not supporting her will agravate the injury each time she falls.​

 

[fifelakelooper]

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Cool looking chicks!

 

[Opa]

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In another week the comb will start to become more pronounced on the cockerels.

 

[Huston's Happy Hens]

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Nancy, place her in a cage with a roost, take a nylon stocking with the toe cut off, place it on her body, then suspend her at a level that her feet touch rooster with legs extended. Hang containers with food and water within her reach. This will keep the weight of the injuried leg and allow it to heal. Not supporting her will agravate the injury each time she falls.

Thanks Sam - she's never roosted before, but slept on the floor of Broody Hall and now on the floor of her dog cage...think i could suspend her just so that her feet touch the ground? The only benefit to her leg being hurt is that she has been in airconditioned comfort!

 

[1muttsfan]

Thanks fifelake and opa. They are cute, and very tiny, half the size of my bantam cochins and 1/4 the size of the welsummers (all hatch mates) that they are in with - a real mutt-and-jeff group.

 

[Opa]

Huston's Happy Hens :

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Nancy, place her in a cage with a roost, take a nylon stocking with the toe cut off, place it on her body, then suspend her at a level that her feet touch rooster with legs extended. Hang containers with food and water within her reach. This will keep the weight of the injuried leg and allow it to heal. Not supporting her will agravate the injury each time she falls.

Thanks Sam - she's never roosted before, but slept on the floor of Broody Hall and now on the floor of her dog cage...think i could suspend her just so that her feet touch the ground? The only benefit to her leg being hurt is that she has been in airconditioned comfort!​

I would suspend her with feet just touching the ground. My concern if she isn't suspended is that the leg would fix in a folded position. Should it fix in a straight position she may walk like Walter Brennan but at least she would be able to travel.

 

[babigyrl22]

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I have two laying hens (really 4 but these are the two in question), a RIR and BR. The BR is molting and I am pretty sure of that becuase her feathers are EVERYWHERE. Today my husband calls me to tell me we were blessed with two brown eggs today. I thought hens don't produce eggs while their molting.

Could my RIR have laid both of them?

Is that OK?

My younger chickens are only :: counts on fingers :: 3 months old.....couldn have been one of them eh? Naaaawwwwww....

 

[Opa]

I've never had a molting hen lay, but I have had hens lay two eggs in one day. In fact yesterday I got 4 eggs from 2 Vorwerk hens.

 

[babigyrl22]

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My husband told me that she was sitting on both the eggs when he opened the coop this afternoon. My 4 girls all like laying in the same nesting box so I wanted to be sure.

Oh! Now that I am thinking of it. One more question. My two silkies, I recieved from breeder, had told me that they were both 8 months old. They've NEVER laid an egg. Are they not happy? They are so laid back and sweet just wondering if they need something different that I am not giving them.

 

[Opa]

Unfortunately I've never raised silkies so I can't help however, I will call another member who raises a lot of silkies and get her imput.