Page 1 of 1
Thoughts and Advice
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:35 am
by pizzaguru
I'm concerned about the baby(4weeks)and how she lays and the positions of the legs, here are a few pics. Hopefully I'm just being paranoid, but any thoughts on these pics please.
[/img]
[/img]
[/img]
Re: Thoughts and Advice
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:02 pm
by pizzaguru
I hold one hand around to support when feeding, so this time I let go and he flopped down. He seems to scoot around chest down as well? Thoughts
Re: Thoughts and Advice
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:18 pm
by pizzaguru
Hi Molossus, he kept squirming, so the focus in the pics are not the greatest,
[/img]
[/img]
[/img]
[/img]
[/img]
[/img]
I know they are not the best, let me know what you think, I will try and take better if you like.
Re: Thoughts and Advice
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:44 pm
by pizzaguru
Thanks Molossus, I will give a try
Re: Thoughts and Advice
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:23 pm
by bennjamin
looks as if the birds femurs have been broken at an early age.
Re: Thoughts and Advice
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 9:42 am
by Bojan
Is the bottom of the nest smooth?
I had a similar problem with rosellas when the bottom of the nest was smooth.2 chickens are dislocated hips.It was not the same as yours but similar.I heard that in such cases, immobilizing legs is good so that they can normally heal.Try to drill two holes in a piece of Styrofoam in the width of her hips and pull her legs through them.Your chick is already big and can rend Styrofoam so if you can take a stronger material but beware that it does not hurt hers feet.