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[GotGame]

anyone deal with a bird that lost a leg? I just bought a modern bantam hen that I guess had its leg froze, and it just fell off the other day? She is a real nice small bird, but how long should it take her to where she can get around ok? Right now, all she does it sit on her breast and eat/drink...anyone have any experience with that? I can afford to be somewhat sentimental about my moderns, as I just have them for fun, cause they make me laugh...

 

[NanaKat]

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I know you are being serious.....can you post a photo...how much of the leg is left...enough for a fake leg? She isn't going to be able to scratch so you'll have to do the feeding.
I had a lovebird that lost an entire foot and she did great and could even climb the side of her cage using her beak and the good foot.

 

[mg]

GotGame give her a few weeks and she should be able to get around fine.

 

[Cjarvis]

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We have one little bantam hen here that lost a leg to a coon, it took her about a month and now gets around just fine. She gets around, breeds, lays eggs, eats and everything she needs to just fine.

 

[GotGame]

one leg is totally gone, like there is maybe an inch of leg beyond the feathers...and on two toes on the other foot there was probably 1/4 inch on the end that had frozen and was dead....we call her lucky

, lol....I was hopin to hear from ya carl, it put me in mind of that porc. cross hen...I feed all my birds, every mornin, and my moderns get to roam about some every evening, she may not be able to dig but she can still scavenge some....so far every dog we have has passed the chicken test numerous times, they just dont care about them....

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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You are just jealous 'cause I'm not talking to you

How's class?

 

[TheBarnSwallow]

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I have a lot of things on my list for today Wayne, but I doubt I'll get everything done. I have a script to go over, but that's icky office work...

A couple of weeks ago I had a big old hackberry tree cut down that was close to the house. In the '07 ice storm a branch fell between my house and garage - and I couldn't get out of my back door into the garage. (THEN)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/22131_backyard.jpg

Glad to finally have it gone, and I've already transplanted a Jap Maple from Jack's house to that spot. Now that it will get more sun, I also moved some of the volunteer liriope (monkey grass) and echinacea (purple coneflower) over there. Jack has my camera so this is an ugly cell phone pic. (NOW)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/22131_4-18-11-jap-maple3.jpg

Lots of stuff I left to overwinter in the garden is coming up - I am somewhat surprised it survived the cold this winter. I don't yet know if the tomatoes or okra will come back - usually so many tomato plants come up volunteer that I don't plant them anymore. I planted onions in the late fall and garlic in early spring, and that is coming up. Yesterday I put in cucumbers and today I might put in squash and in a week or so beans. (please forgive another ugly cell phone pic)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/22131_4-18-11_garden.jpg

I also plan to power-wash the veranda this afternoon and move the houseplants out there in the attempt to get it summer ready. This is what it should look like this summer - I sit out here with a cold glass of iced tea and listen to the bass thump of loud rap music in car stereos as they screech down the street, the neighbors fighting and cursing next door, and occasional gunfire in the evening. (My neighborhood is not that great, but it's not really as bad as I describe sometimes.)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/22131_june_3_2008_porch2.jpg

There goes City Quacks whoops I mean City Clucks bragging about her beautiful home and of course showing off her pictures of the garden... sigh.... we just getting a move on our garden

but in due time... in due time..

Just kidding... your home is very beautiful and I know yall worked hard to make it is what it is ... a haven for city chicks every where ...lol

 

[CayuseRanch]

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What are you testing for.

I'm a licensed npip tester for the State of Oklahoma.

I won't be flock testing, just individual birds for folk who are npip and want to purchase from non-npip flocks.

Dumb question I am sure, but what is NPIP?

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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What movie?

 

[Teach97]

NPIP is the national pultry improvement program what it is is a way to show your birds are disease free...well pelurium free anyways