I did check the old posts, but I still need help.
A friend gave us a RIR hen, probably about 2 to 3 yrs old since she was the only survivor of a predator attack about 6 wks ago. She has been by herself in a wire coop, off the ground eating nothing but scratch so she may have dietary issues, too. I went to pick her up on Friday evening and my friend was carring her and we put her in a cat carrier before I took her home so I never saw her walk before I got her. I put her in a little coop (by herself) and she did get up and move some, but not much. We waited until after dark and put her on the roost with the other chickens and Saturday morning she was sitting on the floor of the coop. We don't know if she jumped wrong, fell, is scared or what but she doesn't want to or can't walk. She can move her legs, but her toes look a little curled to me. Her comb is red.
I put her back in the grow out coop on the grass, with the chicks as they all seem to get along. She has food and water within easy reach and is eating and drinking fine. She is pooping 2 or 3 times a day, HUGE like broody poop and as expected, has not laid any eggs after the move yet. I've taken her out of the tractor to kind of hold her up but she just sits back down and eats the grass and looks quite comfortable. Yesterday she stood up and then sat back down on her own so I know she can. I've examined her for any visable or palpable injuries and I can't find a thing. HELP! What could this be?
She is eating chick starter with the chicks for now and I guess I need to add some polyvisol. She's a really sweet hen and I'd like to get her up and going... What else can I do?
A friend gave us a RIR hen, probably about 2 to 3 yrs old since she was the only survivor of a predator attack about 6 wks ago. She has been by herself in a wire coop, off the ground eating nothing but scratch so she may have dietary issues, too. I went to pick her up on Friday evening and my friend was carring her and we put her in a cat carrier before I took her home so I never saw her walk before I got her. I put her in a little coop (by herself) and she did get up and move some, but not much. We waited until after dark and put her on the roost with the other chickens and Saturday morning she was sitting on the floor of the coop. We don't know if she jumped wrong, fell, is scared or what but she doesn't want to or can't walk. She can move her legs, but her toes look a little curled to me. Her comb is red.
I put her back in the grow out coop on the grass, with the chicks as they all seem to get along. She has food and water within easy reach and is eating and drinking fine. She is pooping 2 or 3 times a day, HUGE like broody poop and as expected, has not laid any eggs after the move yet. I've taken her out of the tractor to kind of hold her up but she just sits back down and eats the grass and looks quite comfortable. Yesterday she stood up and then sat back down on her own so I know she can. I've examined her for any visable or palpable injuries and I can't find a thing. HELP! What could this be?
She is eating chick starter with the chicks for now and I guess I need to add some polyvisol. She's a really sweet hen and I'd like to get her up and going... What else can I do?
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