Chicken #1 is Amanda (or Mandy as Marcus calls her) she could stand and walk about 3 steps before having to sit back down on her "heels". She was being attacked mercilessly by the others, and when put outside the paddock in some green grass she got stuck into the grass so obviously hungry as. Got her home and she drank so much I thought she would pop. Then got stuck into some wheat and little bits of apple I put out, then cleaned up an egg. Cleaned up 2 eggs the next day and more wheat. Is bright eyed but still very weak in the legs, when she stands up she stands up very straight and tall and when she walks she tends to stand on her own feet. Pretty sure she should come thru OK.
Chook #2, called Panda by Marcus to go with Manda. She was found on the Sunday, being left alone at the time and huddled under a ramp leading up to a nesting box. Eyes stuck shut, right leg she won't stand on and is very sore. I actually thought she'd be dead within 10 mins of putting her in the trailer while I collected the eggs but lo and behold she lived, and is still alive altho it is a case of "just" at the moment.
She too is starving, drank like a horse when she got home, pecked at a bit of wheat in a manner that actually showed her hunger, but not too interested in the egg yolk (unusual!) and not interested in anything else. Started off this morning with more to drink and a little peck at the wheat but not interested in much at all this afternoon :o(
Still hanging in there however...
Both girls are recuperating in the dogs crate (first time the dogs crate has ever been used to be honest!) Fingers crossed for Panda, I think it'll be a while before either of them is ready to meet the other girls...
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The best of luck to Manda and poor Panda.
(oops I couldn't edit a spelling mistake! Didn't think it would leave it there saying it'd been deleted!)
Thanks Terry :o)
Unfortunately Panda died yesterday, she was very weak and didn't fight at all when I was syringing stuff into her mouth. A couple of hours later she was dead, but she was not pecked or harassed to death and Amanda was with her and very gentle with her and she had a couple of days of love and caring before she went so all is good. Amanda is still in the dogs crate but shifted in with the other chooks now and yesterday she was itching to get out of the cage so I let her out, 10 seconds later she was wishing she'd never gotten out LOL. Today 2 of the girls got into her crate with her (I opened the door and Amanda wisely decided to stay in there!) one at a time and pretty much ignored her while they scratched around the crate and ate her food, so we're getting there slowly with the introductions :o)
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