THIRD LEG ON CHICK

[monicabendele]

that leg will need to be removed I think. It will get pooped on, collect poop and encourage flystrike and vent gleet.

So far staying relatively clean, but I hear you. If the hip/structure is inside and prevents her from laying, she may not be viable at that stage anyway...

 

[monicabendele]

Egg binding can be fatal if you don't catch it or treat it in time. That's not to say she will have those problems but I listed them because it happened in the other 2 cases.

Every case is different I'm sure, so it's more of a waiting game to see if you do have a hen and if she'll develop any issues.

Curious-Were the other two cases on here, and similar in location of leg?

 

[monicabendele]

Egg binding can be fatal if you don't catch it or treat it in time. That's not to say she will have those problems but I listed them because it happened in the other 2 cases.

Every case is different I'm sure, so it's more of a waiting game to see if you do have a hen and if she'll develop any issues.

Also, in other two cases, did egg bound hens die? Seems for her not to be egg bound, may require major internal surgery......

 

[Cecisflock]

I have had issues with some chicks in the past but none with extra limbs. I had a chick whose insides were outside. Most chicks with issues will pass on from difficulties associated with the deformities. I think it's often better to cull them.

But then there are cases like Clover who has been living a normal happy life!

So far staying relatively clean, but I hear you. If the hip/structure is inside and prevents her from laying, she may not be viable at that stage anyway...

Yes, Clover does occasionally get poop stuck to her feathers but we keep the area pretty well trimmed

Curious-Were the other two cases on here, and similar in location of leg?

there is the case of Ripley, I have to find that woman again...

Also, in other two cases, did egg bound hens die? Seems for her not to be egg bound, may require major internal surgery......

Internal structure is a concern, here is a case of polymelia in a laying hen- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25055644/

 

[RosemaryDuck]

Curious-Were the other two cases on here, and similar in location of leg?

Also, in other two cases, did egg bound hens die? Seems for her not to be egg bound, may require major internal surgery......

They were almost exactly the same. One hen was put down at a year old because she became eggbound. The other was a little younger then that and just died randomly.

Now that you mention it, I wonder if you could take her to an exotics vet and get x-rays. It may save you a lot of hassle. It would be a bit expensive, but then you would know /for sure/ if she will have problems in the future or not.

 

[Cecisflock]

They were almost exactly the same. One hen was put down at a year old because she became eggbound. The other was a little younger then that and just died randomly.

Now that you mention it, I wonder if you could take her to an exotics vet and get x-rays. It may save you a lot of hassle. It would be a bit expensive, but then you would know /for sure/ if she will have problems in the future or not.

My avian vet appointment was only 150 dollars because Clover was "livestock" I wonder if you could find one in your area to do the same!

 

[monicabendele]

are you 100% certain it’s a star light green egger? those are a red sex link i think

SLGE's come in all colors. It was one of three I bought-all different shades, but similar body shape. That's how it was labeled.

 

[monicabendele]

My avian vet appointment was only 150 dollars because Clover was "livestock" I wonder if you could find one in your area to do the same!

I'll check. But I sort-of deduce that they will tell me she will likely have issues laying, which I already know, and if that happens, she will need to be culled, as reconstructive surgery is cost prohibitive and likely won't result in eggs anyway. I have the means, but sedation and an X-ray only to tell me what I'm pretty sure I already know seems wasteful. I keep coming to the same conclusion..... Give her a chance to lay and if we run into problems, cull. I mean, if the vet wants to do the discovery on their own dime for curiosity, I'm fine with that. Just seems pointless. $6 chick.....

 

[monicabendele]

They were almost exactly the same. One hen was put down at a year old because she became eggbound. The other was a little younger then that and just died randomly.

Now that you mention it, I wonder if you could take her to an exotics vet and get x-rays. It may save you a lot of hassle. It would be a bit expensive, but then you would know /for sure/ if she will have problems in the future or not.

My instincts (and a bit of medical background) tell me it's not going to work out. Everything on her back end is shifted, nothing is straight. I'm going to keep feeding her and letting her grow, and monitoring her. Taking to vet seems cost prohibitive-$6 chick and sedation and X-ray seem stressful..... I'll consider it

 

[Cecisflock]

SLGE's come in all colors. It was one of three I bought-all different shades, but similar body shape. That's how it was labeled.

Interesting thank you. So they are just a mix of some sort?