mamajschicks
In the Brooder
- Aug 20, 2023
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Hi there, my 11 Mo. old BR hen started limping over a week ago… started out as a slight limp on her left leg, within hours she went to not walking on it at all and sitting down in the yard after a few steps so I separated her from the rest of the flock. After separating her I noticed worms in her poop, so I got her and the rest of my animals on a dewormer (safeguard 5% pellets for 5 days) I haven’t seen any more worms in her poop she is still not putting any weight on her left foot. She uses her halc to balance herself and basically hops on one leg. A couple of days ago, my friend that has livestock suggested that I try some dex (don’t remember the whole name) which is for I flamation and is a steroid to see if it would help with her limp. It had no effect. I gave her 1/2 cc everyday for 3 days. She’s also missing all of her secondary feathers on both wings which I find strange. I thought she was also getting gleet a few days ago but that seems to have gotten better after I started her on some yogurt and warm ACV sits baths. She has been eating and drinking the entire time. She does feel underweight and Iv’e noticed that her crop is never full like it used to be… now I’m going to try Baytril and Corid to see if that will help. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated if anyone has seen this before… thank you in advance! I have attached a couple of photos of my girl…
