Possible splayed leg chick

[deerhurst]

I am enjoying reading about Derpy/Tom and the progress. Baby steps. As your wife does, I did PT with one of ours, in my hand and she would stand, almost doing squats.

Tom seems to have strength but lack coordination. Still falls from time to time. I think as long as she is calm she is fine. If she gets scared or excited it's all over.

 

[deerhurst]

I made a little foam doughnut thing. Asked the wife to give Derpy Tom some therapy with it tomorrow.

Tom is starting to chicken. She was trying to take a dust bath on a towel this evening, crashed a couple times on the hardwood floor but was actually getting around. Doing the flap and run and tumble across the towel. Still defaults to chickblob but is starting to push her way into the food when everyone else is there and standing just as tall as the rest.


But, Tom is destined for another bath which she hates. Don't fall in poo if you don't want a bath!

Tank is being Tank. Bob still doesn't have much for feathers and the dumb one needs higher walls as it tries to escape.

 

[deerhurst]

I tried the chick hammock using a shop towel and 2 leg holes supported over a box. Her feet should be just off the ground making her toes touch. Took Tom about 5 seconds to escape and be perching on the edge of the box.

Everyone was unleashed again this afternoon. Tom is still unsteady and falls from time to time but curious and pushing her way into things which is cool. She even hopped off my hand (open on the floor) and landed in her feet and wandered away.

I'd like to see more improvement faster though.