Author Topic: hoppity hen (Read 4765 times)

shetlandpaul · « **Reply #15 on:** March 03, 2010, 07:21:33 am »

so whats to happen to him. after all nobody wants a wonky cock

Hermit · « **Reply #16 on:** March 03, 2010, 09:26:54 am »

Or a limping

one. But now we delve into Carry On territory. Hermit

Roxy · « **Reply #17 on:** March 03, 2010, 11:15:44 am »

Just having a giggle here .....

Anyway, back to my wonky cockerel.

I suppose I could pass the suspected infertile cockerel on, with a hen ....I mean, you cannot tell from looking at him that he is not fertile. There again, he MAY be fertile, but three lots of eggs under three silkies, not hatching makes me wonder. Thinking about it, cannot say I have actually seen him trying to tread the silkies, and he does tend to wander about the field on his own. Not sure what that says about him!!!!

If the limpy one came well enough to put with the silkies, that would be fine. I have got fond of the little fella after nursing him through!!!

shetlandpaul · « **Reply #18 on:** March 03, 2010, 12:04:57 pm »

big softy.

Roxy · « **Reply #19 on:** March 03, 2010, 12:10:53 pm »

Yep, certain things I get very attached to. On the other hand, if I know from the start that the animal or bird is for eating, I can cope.....it just does not get a name.

Mo · « **Reply #20 on:** June 28, 2010, 08:17:54 am »

Hi
Hope someone can help with this one.
One of our chicks had an impacted crop which, mercifully, we noticed early and treated with success. However, whilst she seems ok she has gone lame. There seems to be no physical reason. Her leg seems fine, her scales seem fine but she is not 'splaying' one of her feet. Both her feet are warm, so not a circulation problem?
She's isolated, eating and drinking, preening herself and she is trying to stand and moving about a little.
Any ideas would be welcome, thanks

doganjo · « **Reply #21 on:** June 28, 2010, 10:41:42 am »

Check for small stones/thorns embedded in her feet or toes.

Mo · « **Reply #22 on:** July 03, 2010, 07:13:20 am »

Thanks, I checked her feet but could neither see or feel anything. We've been rubbing in vaseline in the hope that if there was something it would draw it out. She's standing now, sometimes shuffling on her 'knuckles'. But if she tries to take a step she nose dives.

Mo · « **Reply #23 on:** July 27, 2010, 06:48:51 am »

Just a quick update. We think she was just too weak to support herself and walk. This week she is walking fine having progressed from baby steps she is now hard to keep tabs on. Our worry now is that she is lonely as she searches us out, goes down to the chicken pen or sits near the pigs. We don't want to reintroduce her into the chicken pen until she is scratting properly again.

Mo · « **Reply #24 on:** August 07, 2010, 07:40:34 am »

Another update.
Our Sickly Chick is now 'cock' of the garden. We're sure the pigs send her up the garden to find us at feeding time "Tell 'em to get a move on"

But my real update is that she is laying again. A soft shell on Thrusday but a 'real good egg' yesterday.

I'm so proud of her

doganjo · « **Reply #25 on:** August 07, 2010, 12:06:55 pm »

Well done, Steve. One of my ex batts came with a limp last weekend but they are still scared of anything that moves near them so I've left her till now - it's not a bad limp, but hopefully I'll be able to take a look tomorrow.

little blue · « **Reply #26 on:** August 07, 2010, 07:14:57 pm »

good to hear your hen is well again... and good mates with the pigs!!

Mo · « **Reply #27 on:** August 08, 2010, 07:54:41 am »

Quote from: little blue on August 07, 2010, 07:14:57 pm

good to hear your hen is well again... and good mates with the pigs!!

She spends more time sat at their gate than near her feathered 'mates', I suspect she knows they'd happily pick on her if we let her back in with them. Or maybe she has her eye on the pig ark as a new home....