jflynn253
In the Brooder
- Aug 24, 2016
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IM new to raising chickens and got them from a friend who recently moved. Before they moved I was working with them so knew a lot to do work them and take care of them, especially these chickens. On mother's day they added4 new chicks to the flock. They were babies so I was new to it all. When they moved the babies were about 4months old (July).
I have a problem with one of the cickens which is now about 5 months old. One of her legs seems to be locked at the knee joint causing her to hold it in front of her the hold time. It seems that she has power at the hip but can't bend it at the knee therefore cannot tuck it under her. This causes problems for her to get around and therefore she just lays in one spot in the pen.
The other hens (we have no rosters) eventually picked on her and pecked at her head until they drew blood. She has now been separated from the flock to heal her.
My question what couldve caused that other than an injury. And is there a way to fix it. Or can I just cut the leg off so she can more around a lot easier on her own, making her a more productive member of the flock. Then being able to reintroduce her to the flock
I have a problem with one of the cickens which is now about 5 months old. One of her legs seems to be locked at the knee joint causing her to hold it in front of her the hold time. It seems that she has power at the hip but can't bend it at the knee therefore cannot tuck it under her. This causes problems for her to get around and therefore she just lays in one spot in the pen.
The other hens (we have no rosters) eventually picked on her and pecked at her head until they drew blood. She has now been separated from the flock to heal her.
My question what couldve caused that other than an injury. And is there a way to fix it. Or can I just cut the leg off so she can more around a lot easier on her own, making her a more productive member of the flock. Then being able to reintroduce her to the flock