I had an Americauna with a leg break that sounds similar. She was about 5 weeks old. She would drag her toes and stand on them. I was worried that she would do more damage to her foot. We kept her alone for about 6 weeks and each week she looked a lot better. When she started scratching in the litter again we put her back out with the others. (Of course by that time the other chickens rejected her and almost pecked her to death. It has taken me 4 months but they are finally in the pen together again and getting along.)
Theresa
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, gothchickenlady <gothchickenlady@...> wrote:
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> This morning when I went in to feed the chicks, one of the Turkens was laying on it's side. At first I thought it was shaving bathing. Picked it up and one foot has the toes curled up. And can't put any weight on that leg.
> So I put Bandit in a seperate box with food and water. Eating and drinking fine. Still can't put weight on the leg. Ckd it over, no swelling, can't feel anything wrong. It's about 51/2 wks old.
> I've seriously thought about splinting the leg, but what about the foot?
> Another chick from the same hatch, different breed also has a bad foot, but get's along just fine.
>
> Gothy
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> http://fullmoonchickens.blogspot.com/
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