The Legbar Thread!

[ChicKat]

Johnn

I'm so sorry about Melow. She was a very nice hen.

 

[Miss Molly]

Well it will be two weeks on teusday and still no Melow so she must be dead , also exactley a week after Melow and Flora were killed, another hen was taken!, so i am on edge for this teusday! RIP Melow

Very Heartbreaking ...So Sorry!

 

[Johnn]

Thankyou both, she was a great hen....

 

[ChicKat]

Thankyou both, she was a great hen....

BTW Johnn, I really like your pictures too. They have a 'painterly' quality. At least you have the picts, I know it isn't the same but it is something to always remember her by.

 

[juststruttin]

Well it will be two weeks on teusday and still no Melow so she must be dead , also exactley a week after Melow and Flora were killed, another hen was taken!, so i am on edge for this teusday! RIP Melow

So sorry to hear about your hen.

 

[Johnn]

BTW Johnn, I really like your pictures too. They have a 'painterly' quality. At least you have the picts, I know it isn't the same but it is something to always remember her by.

Thanks and Yeah i have hundreds of pics of her, i look through them every now and again

 

[Johnn]

So sorry to hear about your hen.

I know i miss her loads!

 

[Flowerbh]

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A guarded outlook for Reggie the CLB roo.  I feared he had what Betty the EE died of when he had trouble standing up. it has been almost 2 weeks now and, other than some slightly loose, more smelly than usual stool, his only symptom is difficulty standing (mostly his right leg).  If he was a person, I'd think he had had a stroke. He is bright of eye and alert, eating and drinking and his wings and neck seem to move normally. He is showing some signs of contracture in his right foot. I try to gently streatch it out a couple of times a day (he dosen't like it but is dosen't fight.)  I have him in the rabbit hutch in bad weather and at night.  On good days, he goes out in the fenced back yard with food and water next ot him (away from the hens as we still don't know what is wrong with him.)  He really dosen't act sick, he just can't stand up. I can not feel anything amiss with his bone and tendon structure in his right leg and foot. if he had what Betty had, he should be gone or near it by now, so can't figure out what ails him. Anyone have any ideas of dx or tx?
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Same thing happened to my EE. She went lame and couldn't stand. Ate ok and was alert but just couldnk't stand. Read about something called "Down in the hocks" Read it was an inherited thing brought about by poor diet in the parent bird(s). When they reach a certain age, their bone structure is defective and their legs can't support them anymore. Read it was irreversible. Ended up having to put her down after weeks of trying to help her. So sad! Not sure if this is your problem, but sounds like the same thing.

 

[Flaming Chicken]

Quote: I ended up putting down Norbert my Roo. He improved somewhat on Steroids but when we stopped them he became unbalanced, couldnt lift his head and could hardly walk. I found him lying on his back and on his side and couldn't get back up. I wouldn't be able to breed him. With 5 baby roosters in the growing pen and Arnold the flock leader, it made more sense to cull him than to keep trying to rescue him.

 

[Flaming Chicken]

I know i miss her loads!

So sorry about Melow. I know you were very fond of her. I hope you also find out soon what is targetting your chickens.