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Subject: Newly hatched Peafowl Question Author: kiaya611 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 07:55:49 07/05/07 Thu Yesterday I had 2 peafowl hatch and now they are in their brooder. Everything seems pretty much fine, but I noticed that although both peachicks can walk pretty much ok (still a bit weak), one of them when it lays down has a habit of putting one of it's legs out from under it's body. Not always, but enough that I wonder if this might be a very early sign of a leg problem that I need to address sooner rather than later. I might be being overly cautious, but I know that if there is a problem, it is better to "fix" it asap than to wait as it takes much longer to correct the longer you wait. Are there any SURE signs that I would need to hobble the legs verses just a little weakness that would naturally go away?...or should I take action now and tape the legs close together so they won't go out from underneath the peachick. I did this with a guinea keet that I had waited on and taped the legs the "normal distance apart. It could still get around and over night, the problem had been solved. That keet was about 5 days old. I would like to catch this early IF there is a problem. What are your thoughts. Steven [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: ORTHOPEDICS for POULTRY Author: D C T --friendly poultry orthopedist [Edit] Date Posted: 10:52:58 07/05/07 Thu First try reading my article: www.peafowl.org/ARTICLES/1/ If that does not help you can photograph the problem legs close up, put photos somewhere like villagephotos or photobucket and then put the link to photos here so that I can look at them

[> [> Subject: Re: ORTHOPEDICS for POULTRY Author: kiaya611 [Edit] Date Posted: 14:47:44 07/05/07 Thu >First try reading my article: >www.peafowl.org/ARTICLES/1/ >If that does not help you can photograph the problem >legs >close up, put photos somewhere like villagephotos or >photobucket and then put the link to photos here so >that I >can look at them Looks like I spoke too soon. They are both doing well and walking fine. I have done the tape hobble before with great success on a keet a while back. It's leg problem was much worse and it couldn't walk at all, but after only about 15 hrs, it was waling fine and has been fine ever since. Thanks for your help. Steven

[> Subject: It could be just it's relaxing positiion Author: gardner [Edit] Date Posted: 05:38:31 07/06/07 Fri Lots of times when they "crash" go to sleep they stretch themselves out, causing their legs to go strait out - in a prone posistion. Look at my photo I posted here.. these are keets but is this what it does? http://www.voy.com/98920/3/27631.html