Recent content by RebeccaC83

Hi everyone - I have a small hen (her name is Mimi) who is around 8 months old, not laying yet. I'm not sure of her breed, but she is relatively small hen with a very docile demeanor. She is the smallest in my flock of 5 and also the bottom of the totem pole. On January 2nd, I lost one of my...

Good morning Everyone! I just wanted to provide an update for those interested, after about 4 weeks and confinement to a brooder for about that amount of time, Speckles is doing better! She is back with her flockmates, roosting at night and even laid her first egg this past Sunday. I wanted...

Thank you everyone for your thoughtful responses. I tried to respond individually, but I don't see my responses any longer, so I'll update here. As of this morning, Speckles is maintaining, no worse, no better. She is alert and talking. Food wise, she is gravitating toward lettuce and greens...

Hi There - I am not feeling any inflammation in her legs or abnormalities externally when I palpate around.

Thanks everyone. Truly. Here are photos of her feet - tops, bottoms and sides and how she is laying on them:

Hi There - thank you so much for this reply. I am not seeing symptoms in my other birds. I only have 3 others. Their temperament, appetite, droppings and laying habits are all normal. My affected girl's limp/lameness has progressed to little or no walking. When she is moving forward, she is...

Thank you to you both. I'm suspicious of Marek's and do believe I'm going to have to cull her :( Then, start the difficult task of deep cleaning my coop and run in our ever persistent winter here in WI. My birds were vaccinated against Mareks, so I am hoping my other three are stronger -...

Good Morning Everyone - I have a 2 year old Easter Egger named Speckles who has been heavily limping for the last week. I initially considered bumblefoot and started soaking in Epsom salts and tea tree oil and applying Neosporin/Vetricyn and vet wrap. I didn't see much improvement so then I...