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[pennyJo1960]

We are closer to Riffe Lake last street in town but funny we are only one on our street
we own our street it is 3/4 acre figure that out the postmaster in 1930 built our house
and named the street sorry but this old gal needs some sleep

 

[Llamacorn]

Help one of my chicks took a two foot fall and is now laying a lot and gimping. Idk what to do? Do I just wait and hope she is ok?

 

[pennyJo1960]

Help one of my chicks took a two foot fall and is now laying a lot and gimping. Idk what to do? Do I just wait and hope she is ok?

how was it she came to fall and was it hard ground? grass, concrete ?

 

[mixedbreeds]

Not to sure there is much you could do other than keep an eye on it. They are young enough they should still bounce pretty well.

 

[mixedbreeds]

how was it she came to fall and was it hard ground? grass, concrete ?

We must have posted at the same time

 

[Llamacorn]

I was moving them to clean the brooder and she fell into a box. Deffinetly not hard ground. I felt her leg, and the side of the body she is being careful with and there is no obvious broken bones, lungs sound good, no distress while handling. She is still eating and drinking. I separated her from the others by putting her in a plastic container with pine, a temp gauge, food, and water. Part of the container is under the heat lamp.

 

[pennyJo1960]

she could go back with the others come night she is fine from what you said

 

[Llamacorn]

she could go back with the others come night she is fine from what you said

I hope so. They are all just screaming XD I was so worried though. I was just crying my eyes out earlier. I blame pregnancy hormones.

 

[pennyJo1960]

That can do it but it would take more than that to hurt a chick

 

[Llamacorn]

That can do it but it would take more than that to hurt a chick

Obviously I am a first time chicken owner hahaha. I'm so glad this website exists!!!