Perez Poultry
In the Brooder
- Jul 14, 2020
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Hello , we are first time chicken owners. We are getting ready to process our Rainbow and Australorp roosters this weekend and we have one gimpy Rainbow hen that we were wondering if we should process as well. She has a defect or injury she has been living with where she hobbles around and her leg seems to knock into her other when she moves around. I have never seen her roost. I assume she must be in pain. She was a runt and got picked on quite a bit so we separated her from her flock and put her in with leghorns that are 5 weeks younger than her so she could eat and fatten up. She is also one of our first to lay, starting at around 16 weeks. Should we put her in our freezer or let her live like this? I am nervous about reintroducing her back in to the group when we combine the flocks in a few weeks. Thank you for your input.