She does stand to eat, and hops around, using her hurt leg just for balance, putting the least amount of weight on it. I can't ascertain where the injury is. I'm wondering if it is in the ligament or muscle, possibly one that goes down to the toes, because she doesn't want to clasp her toes. The "scuff" on her leg is close to the front of the leg between the knee and ankle joints. Good to know that pumpkin and squash are high in vitamins. I'll pick some up and the store today.
I was wondering, can liniment be used on chicken's limbs? Just had a thought it might help, but don't know if it might be poisonous to them or harmful in some way.
Sheli (Northern California)
From: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of CathrynTherese
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It's best to keep them together any way, encourages your girl to heal. Where is the injury on Speckles leg? At a joint or the solid bone? Speckles should be encouraged to move around some several times a day if her cage/box is small. If it is large where they can moved around, I'd put a treat down that will make her want to stand to eat. A bit of squash or pumpkin, something high high in vitamins.
Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM Michigan
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