little-beep
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- Jan 9, 2022
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My littlest button, Grumpy-Pants is half the size of the others it's age but starting to grow... But yesterday suddenly his or her leg splayed. I couldn't understand why until today when I was watching the buttons and suddenly the eldest male puffed all up like he does when he wants to mate with his girlfriend....but instead of going for the girlfriend, he went over to where poor tiny Grumpy was laying with leg all splayed out and tried to jump on her!! (I'm assuming this behavior means Grumpy is a SHE ?) ... i immediately reached in and grabbed little Grumper who is now in a blankie on my chest making tiny 'trilling' sounds now and then.
-- how do I fix it the leg? (other than taking this teenie chick away from the bigger ones)
--- The leg SEEMS red and inflamed but all of this is so new to me...
... But yesterday this same little one had a bleeding 'back' claw nail on that foot -- so is it a leg injury or could a sore claw cause the splaying?
photo below:
-- how do I fix it the leg? (other than taking this teenie chick away from the bigger ones)
--- The leg SEEMS red and inflamed but all of this is so new to me...
... But yesterday this same little one had a bleeding 'back' claw nail on that foot -- so is it a leg injury or could a sore claw cause the splaying?
photo below:
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