ChickenMaman
In the Brooder
- Jun 5, 2023
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Good morning. Two days ago I discovered that my hen sugar was limping. She has swelling on her upper leg joint. She is also not been laying properly. She’s 5 1/2 years old.
In advice from this thread I gave her a warm Epsom salt bath for 30 minutes. I thoroughly dried her off and dusted her with diatomaceous earth because even though I can’t see any signs of lice or nits on her feather base or feathers, she does have a bald spot over her chest. Then I crated her inside the coop with the flock. The flock aren’t showing any aggression towards her, but it gives her easy access to food and water which she is unable to reach at the moment. She’s been kenneled for two days and her leg is still lame and limp.
How long should I expect to keep her crated before she heals or before I know that healing isn’t a possibility. If her leg does not heal, I don’t see how she can be kept with the flock. I don’t think that they will attack her, but she has no reliable way of reaching food with her lame leg from our feeders. It’s hard for her to get water, and she is unable to perch with the others on her purchase with just one leg. She’s not the best flyer and so far hasn’t been able to compensate for the lame leg by flying from place to place.
In summery:
-How long will she take to improve?
-How long until I can get an idea whether she’s going to improve or not?
-is there any way to keep her with the flock on a lame leg. Can she continue to be with them if eating and roosting are a challenge for her?
In advice from this thread I gave her a warm Epsom salt bath for 30 minutes. I thoroughly dried her off and dusted her with diatomaceous earth because even though I can’t see any signs of lice or nits on her feather base or feathers, she does have a bald spot over her chest. Then I crated her inside the coop with the flock. The flock aren’t showing any aggression towards her, but it gives her easy access to food and water which she is unable to reach at the moment. She’s been kenneled for two days and her leg is still lame and limp.
How long should I expect to keep her crated before she heals or before I know that healing isn’t a possibility. If her leg does not heal, I don’t see how she can be kept with the flock. I don’t think that they will attack her, but she has no reliable way of reaching food with her lame leg from our feeders. It’s hard for her to get water, and she is unable to perch with the others on her purchase with just one leg. She’s not the best flyer and so far hasn’t been able to compensate for the lame leg by flying from place to place.
In summery:
-How long will she take to improve?
-How long until I can get an idea whether she’s going to improve or not?
-is there any way to keep her with the flock on a lame leg. Can she continue to be with them if eating and roosting are a challenge for her?
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