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    Egg bound hen?

    I have a hen closer to 3 years old. She has been acting kinda droopy for about a week. When I picked her up she had a protruding keel bone. After talking to people at my.feed store they said probably egg bound. She was still eating and drinking until today but walking funny. Now she seems to...
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    Just wanted to update on my girl. I was not ready to give up on her it just didn't feel right and I'm soo happy I didn't. She is still separated and healing but she is walking again and today has jumped onto side of her bin to roost which she couldn't do even just 2 days ago. She is doing well...
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    I just checked on her and cleaned her wound and did the polysporin. She was resting but did get up and drink. She pooped while I was in there and no blood this time. There was another poop in her bed I cleaned out. It had no blood either. I will attach a pic. Alot more normalish. Hard to see in...
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    Yes it is hard to get antibiotics without a vet giving them. What kind of antibiotic would I need. She seems to make improvement then take step back but then imrpovr again. I dont know if I can give up on her yet. I'll see what tommorrow brings. It is late now. She has been drinking on her...
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    No not really ruby red more like purple red like clotted. Yes her poop has been kinda diarreha and she has had some green poops. What do you mean listlessness? She is definately sleepy. Kinda dozes off. If she had worms wouldn't she have had blood prior to this.in her stool. Since her injury...
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    I have attached a pic of her wound not best pic as she started to kinda fuss. She has been perkier this afternoon bur now she is head drooped a bit. However she is also grooming herself a bit. So should I stop the sugar water solution now. I am giving it still mixed with the vitamin water. I...
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    No I'm in Canada. None of the other hens are sick. Do you think thisnis caused from her injuries from the coon attack ad dhe had a large wound on her back. She also had been grabbed on the head no puncture but her eye was damaged. Looks like it is healing. I was thinking internal bleeding? It...
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    I will take a photo shortly . She was resting when I checked on her then got up to drink. But she just had a bright green poop with like a clear mucas. I proceeded to clean the other poops out she had done while I was out and 2 of them appeared to have kinda clotted blood in them....
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    Hi, Well she seemed perkier yesterday but she's not very good today. She seems maybe in discomfort. I read I could give some aspirin....but then I was nervous as it said not if any internal injuries which I dont know. Advise...she is sleeping but I feel like she could pass....💔
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    Thank you so much! She already seems perkier, I will keep you updated!
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    Ok. I had thought that they could keep hatching if there were eggs. She is in the house so fingers crossed no fly would get her. I applied the ointment. I made the drink solution snd added it in with her vitamin water. She ate some more of the mash I made her. How long do I give her thst sugar...
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    Ok ill try to add pictures. I was using polysporin prior to the bot fly maggots. I stopped as I had read it kept it moist snd maggots liked that. I also cleaned with Dettol. It has been 2 days since I have found any maggots so do you think it is safe to start back with the polysporin?
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    So I have been giving her the vitamin water that has the electrolytes should I stop that and give her the solution your recommended?
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    I am in Canada and I have been to our chicken feed places and they don't sell antibiotics over counter. I would have to go to vet. This is not something I can do for my chicken as much as I love her 😔 I was using polysporin originally prior to the maggots but then I read to not use ointment as...
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    Chicken legs paralyzed after injury and fly strike

    So my chicken was attacked by what we are suspecting was a coon. This same chicken has been attacked before. The coons have been a real problem even with fully covered run they find their way in. When I brought her in to assess her injury she has a wound on her back. I cleaned it and applied...
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