Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[The 3 D's]

Today i went downstairs and my dad said that daisy wasnt right. I went out to see her and she was in the eglu standing up and i think that the reason was that she was trying to lay an egg, but had got stuck or something like that. She has been like this before so i wasnt too worried. But at around 9:45 i saw her half in half out of eglu and she looked like she was dead. I thought oh no not another one dead. So i went outside and she was still alive (thankfully) but she looked like she was in pain. I then discovered that she had caught her leg in between the bars and had twisted it around. I thought oh shes broken her leg! I managed to free her leg and she got up but wasnt walking on it. We phoned the vets and got an oppointment for 4:00 today. About half and hour later she was walking on it. I thought wat a relief. So we cancelled the vets.

 

Has anyone else had that problem before?

 

Matt

[quickcluck]

Goodness what an afternoon!!! You must of been completely in turmoil! I am so pleased that she has sorted herself out. Hope she carries on well...

[Ain't Nobody Here]

That could've been nasty . I'm glad she's OK . Not heard of chickens getting their legs stuck in the bars before .

[poachedegg]

That could've been nasty . I'm glad she's OK . Not heard of chickens getting their legs stuck in the bars before .

 

A few months ago, Betty caught her foot in the bars that run along the door of the eglu when it is open. It took a good 3 weeks for it to repair itself.

[Egluntyne]

Mine have tripped over the "threshold" before now.

 

I hope she is OK today.

[The 3 D's]

Yes she is fine now thanks. I opened the corn bin and she came running over so she must be better. I hope she doesnt do that again!

 

Matt