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Nick and I moved the hoop house in such a way that required a pivot yesterday, and one of the poor Freedom Rangers got his leg caught under the left skid. Unfortunately we it took us a minute to realize what happened. This young cockerel is now sitting in a box in the laundry/pre-brooder room.
He walks with a limp, but can move his injured leg and curl his toes. I think with a few days' rest we can return him to the chaos and comfort of his flock.
Another chick got a leg caught today, again, with the pivoting. This time it was just Nicholas moving the house and I think the bird just got caught during the turn without any forward movement to compound his injury. We kept him in the tack room for a while, but before we left this chick walked and even ran with a very faint limp, so s/he went back into the flock.
The Freedom Rangers seem more prone to getting caught under the skids because they lack fear. Dark Cornish chicks stay well away from the sides during the moves, but the Freedom Rangers seem not to always recognize danger. Their lack of fear makes them easier to handle, but more likely to get run over (Keep in mind, we pull our house manually so it is not going very quickly!).
All right.
Nick and I moved the hoop house in such a way that required a pivot yesterday, and one of the poor Freedom Rangers got his leg caught under the left skid. Unfortunately we it took us a minute to realize what happened. This young cockerel is now sitting in a box in the laundry/pre-brooder room.
He walks with a limp, but can move his injured leg and curl his toes. I think with a few days' rest we can return him to the chaos and comfort of his flock.
Another chick got a leg caught today, again, with the pivoting. This time it was just Nicholas moving the house and I think the bird just got caught during the turn without any forward movement to compound his injury. We kept him in the tack room for a while, but before we left this chick walked and even ran with a very faint limp, so s/he went back into the flock.
The Freedom Rangers seem more prone to getting caught under the skids because they lack fear. Dark Cornish chicks stay well away from the sides during the moves, but the Freedom Rangers seem not to always recognize danger. Their lack of fear makes them easier to handle, but more likely to get run over (Keep in mind, we pull our house manually so it is not going very quickly!).
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