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    Help chicken got attacked!

    It's good to hear that she's drinking. Does her water have electrolytes in it? Needed bc she's not getting them from food at this point. My hen went through a period of very little food intake also and lost too much weight. I noticed she attempted food about 30 minutes after I administered a...
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    Help chicken got attacked!

    If she seems disinterested in food tomorrow, a baby aspirin may be enough to take the edge off her pain. If you've never had to administer a pill before: I just take a fingernail to separate her beak and slide my finger between her beak to wedge the beak open, and then pop the pill into her...
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    Help chicken got attacked!

    I hope so, too! She may need favorite foods to entice her to eat as the pain sets in. My hen had no interest even in black soldier fly larva or eggs until 1) she had an aspirin, and 2) she had her flock around her. It's so hard to tell sometimes what they need.
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    Help chicken got attacked!

    After the attack, she couldn't walk, and we also rigged a sling in a Rubbermaid tub to cradle her body. She didn't like that. We allowed her to lie in a crate and used rolled towels on each side to keep her a bit upright. She healed nicely and to this day, I can see some of the thread still...
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    Five-month old Australorp suddenly lame. Update: Now another pullet going lame!

    Always thinking while cleaning the coop... Another potential help may be cat's claw, uncaria tomentosa. It's touted to be anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, etc while also helping to restore DNA. I know it's used against herpes viruses, but some websites indicate that it's also being used to...
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    Five-month old Australorp suddenly lame. Update: Now another pullet going lame!

    I found your thread a few weeks ago after you'd linked to it on another member's post, and I've been reading for information as well as a shared appreciation for your girls. I just wanted to throw something else out there, not knowing if your situation is static or otherwise. I've been reading...
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    14-week-old possible leg injury?

    https://www.vetdna.com/products https://vet.uga.edu/diagnostic-service-labs/veterinary-diagnostic-laboratory/ These were from: and I'm not sure how to link the thread itself here, but the thread title and OP is: Chicken can't stand or walk, paralyzed?? Thread starterGotalotofpetstoo I...
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    14-week-old possible leg injury?

    I'm so sorry. It may be completely unrelated; dont lose hope! There is a live test for Mareks that was posted on a thread I've been watching. ...be back in a few minutes after I look it up.
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    14-week-old possible leg injury?

    I'm so very sorry. No loss is less than heart wrenching. 💙
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    14-week-old possible leg injury?

    It hurts so much to be unable to ease their suffering and to be unable to heal them. After I lost my sweetest girl - the one who was lame and yet came running to me just to sit on my feet - I cried a lot. And still feel grieved when I don't see her in the run. I, and I'm cetain so many others...
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    14-week-old possible leg injury?

    I'm so sorry. I have too little experience to offer except maybe adding electrolytes to her water. (You may be able to pick up Rooster Booster with vitamins, electrolytes, and probiotics, or try a diy electrolyte recipe found online.) Continuing to hope!
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    14-week-old possible leg injury?

    Hi! Just wondering how your girl is doing? Any improvement?🙏
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    14-week-old possible leg injury?

    Similar experience... what? We bought land?! We MUST have an immediate garden and chickens while renovating a house! 😄No previous livestock experience, though. My husband thinks I'm crazy for making our chickens into pets. I hear you! It can be overwhelming, but rewarding. Please keep us...
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    14-week-old possible leg injury?

    My girl started with a limp which got progressively worse. I'm ashamed to say, after a few weeks the curled toes appeared. Until then, I had only the assumption that she had a joint or tendon that was painful and needed rest. My delay in getting her the right vitamins caused her permanent...
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    14-week-old possible leg injury?

    I'm quite new to chicken keeping myself, but had a pullet begin limping. I'll save you the details of my experience and instead refer you to look up curly toe paralysis. She may need higher doses of b vitamins.
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