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    Hen with dislocated/broken leg

    Good news is that Thelma pulled through! The surgery went well and she is eating, drinking and pooping. Louise was very upset and lonely and plucked a lot of feathers out while Thelma was in surgery. With all of the stress, neither has laid any eggs. From all of the research I have done...
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    Hen with dislocated/broken leg

    I just spoke with the vet and she said that actually the femur is broken right above the knee (where the femur and fibula meet). Thelma is going into surgery now to have the femur pinned and put back together. Cross your fingers for her. The vet said that anesthesia is risky with chickens.
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    Hen with dislocated/broken leg

    They went bananas for them, once they figured out what they were!...They picked all of the seeds out until there was nothing left but the membrane and skin of the pomegranate.
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    Hen with dislocated/broken leg

    Melabella, Thank you for your kind and supportive words. It is reassuring to know that there are so many other passionate chicken owners that feel the same way that I do. My girls LOVE yogurt too, and applesauce. Pictured below: they inspected pomegranates for the first time.
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    Hen with dislocated/broken leg

    Hello Melabella and thank you. I am waiting on a call back from the vet as we speak to ensure that her quality of life will not be significantly decreased/negatively affected. I want her to be able to get around enough to fly up to roosts and scratch properly. I really don't want to even think...
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    Hen with dislocated/broken leg

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    Hen with dislocated/broken leg

    Hello Everyone, I am new the forum but I have read a lot of very helpful information on BackYard Chickens while raising my two Rhode Island Red hens. My hen, Thelma, recently had a bad leg injury. I wanted to share my experience with others because I could not find much information about...
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