GingerGremlin
In the Brooder
- Jul 22, 2023
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One of my Easter Eggers started limping about a week ago, we checked out her foot and leg and didn't see anything so we assumed she pulled something and would recover after some rest.
We kept checking on her and still saw nothing wrong with the foot, then about 3 days ago we had some kind of cold or flu move through the house so we weren't as vigilant about it but her limp had gotten a little better and she was still foraging with the flock, until yesterday.
She posted up under a bench on the porch and stayed there all day she wouldn't leave for kitchen scraps so my sister and I picked her up to check out her foot, she has one swollen toe that's white and cold to the touch. We reached out to a homesteader close to us we know and she said it sounds like something got wrapped around the toe, we were going to do an Epsom salt soak today and see if we could get anything to come off. My sister doesn't get home until around 6 so I was gonna start the soak around 5:30 so we could teamwork it.
Today she was on the roost when I let everyone out which I was hoping was a good sign until I helped her down and realized she can't stand, I've moved her around the yard a couple times to try and get her to eat and drink but she won't. Everytime she tries to stand her wings go out like she can't get her balance and she falls, she just lays there with her head down and her eyes closed. I'm worried it's not what our friend thought and that it's much worse, has anyone seen something like this?
Tomorrow I'm even considering calling every vet in the area to see if anyone will see a chicken.... I'm beating myself up for not trying to do something sooner but her foot and leg all looked normal until a couple days ago. I'm just at a loss here...
We kept checking on her and still saw nothing wrong with the foot, then about 3 days ago we had some kind of cold or flu move through the house so we weren't as vigilant about it but her limp had gotten a little better and she was still foraging with the flock, until yesterday.
She posted up under a bench on the porch and stayed there all day she wouldn't leave for kitchen scraps so my sister and I picked her up to check out her foot, she has one swollen toe that's white and cold to the touch. We reached out to a homesteader close to us we know and she said it sounds like something got wrapped around the toe, we were going to do an Epsom salt soak today and see if we could get anything to come off. My sister doesn't get home until around 6 so I was gonna start the soak around 5:30 so we could teamwork it.
Today she was on the roost when I let everyone out which I was hoping was a good sign until I helped her down and realized she can't stand, I've moved her around the yard a couple times to try and get her to eat and drink but she won't. Everytime she tries to stand her wings go out like she can't get her balance and she falls, she just lays there with her head down and her eyes closed. I'm worried it's not what our friend thought and that it's much worse, has anyone seen something like this?
Tomorrow I'm even considering calling every vet in the area to see if anyone will see a chicken.... I'm beating myself up for not trying to do something sooner but her foot and leg all looked normal until a couple days ago. I'm just at a loss here...