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[C Siena]

Greetings & Salutations. Welcome.

Looks like you've researched and want to learn all you can. A great chicken parent.

This is a wonderful site on which to Learn and enjoy.We are pleased to have you in the community.

 

[ChickenChick46]

I wouldn't get the Corid unless you have no farm stores within reach. Anything that's got an expiration date, I don't bother getting in advance. It's expensive and sits on a shelf for a couple of years unused most likely.

Spraddle leg is also called splayed legs. Usually, shipped chicks don't get that, but incubated ones are sometimes slightly prone to it. It's also pretty rare. Out of over 500 silkies I hatched this year, there were about a dozen I treated for splayed legs, and one for dislocation of both legs. Splayed legs is easily fixed within two days with stuff you probably already have, either a bandaid or rubber bands.

Okay, great, thank you! While we're in a more rural area, we do have 2 larger chain stores and some more local options within half an hour. I appreciate your response!

 

[ChickenChick46]

Greetings & Salutations. Welcome.

Looks like you've researched and want to learn all you can. A great chicken parent.

This is a wonderful site on which to Learn and enjoy.We are pleased to have you in the community.

Thank you so much! I am most definitely a researcher. I truly believe that our animals, whether pets, for eggs, or for meat, deserve the best. I've never just jumped into anything without considering all aspects. We've been discussing getting chickens for about 5 years.

I've already learned so much in the few days I've been here!