- Apr 18, 2020
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I bought two news girls and are currently quarantining them in the smaller coop and run. They are socialization with my current flock through the fence and everyone seems interested and docile.
The person I got them from handled them not so gently and the one girl has a limp as a result, the other has intermittent wheezing going on. They were inside a run not too crowded though I don't think either were exposed to outside air or much freedom.Both had digestive stress upon arrival (maybe parasites?), to be sure I've added food grade DE as well as some apple cider vinegar to their food and water.
My one concern is the limping girl might get picked on? I have a very energetic rooster. The girls are Wyandotte and rather big and hippy hens so bigger than my Easter egger and ISA browns.
Any suggestion to integrating and how I might help the limp on one and wheeze of the other? Both are eating and drinking, seem active and well otherwise.
Thank you!
The person I got them from handled them not so gently and the one girl has a limp as a result, the other has intermittent wheezing going on. They were inside a run not too crowded though I don't think either were exposed to outside air or much freedom.Both had digestive stress upon arrival (maybe parasites?), to be sure I've added food grade DE as well as some apple cider vinegar to their food and water.
My one concern is the limping girl might get picked on? I have a very energetic rooster. The girls are Wyandotte and rather big and hippy hens so bigger than my Easter egger and ISA browns.
Any suggestion to integrating and how I might help the limp on one and wheeze of the other? Both are eating and drinking, seem active and well otherwise.
Thank you!