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    Chickens cannot live on just 1 leg - My beloved hen, Beth, and I learned this the hard way.

    I'm so sorry to hear about Calypso. I hope you are doing okay. I know you were working hard to try and nurse her back to health. I know how hard that can be when ultimately we aren't in control of the situation, as hard as we try. The sweetest ones are always the first to go. They leave a real...
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    RIR SICK

    I can't get the video to play, but it looks like a yawn from the photo. I she still doing it today?
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    Chickens cannot live on just 1 leg - My beloved hen, Beth, and I learned this the hard way.

    Thank you for your kind words. I really do miss her and I'm so sad that she missed out on living a full happy life. I know my intentions were good, I just wish I would have educated myself better so I could have prevented this from happening. Being disabled must be so hard on these poor...
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    RIR SICK

    Can you take her to the vet?
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    Lice?

    I wouldn't waste my time with the powder. I just struggled to get rid of mites on my chickens for a month. I watched the mites actually crawl around in the poison and stay alive. The only thing that worked for me is to bath my chickens. I bathed them in the sink and they were a little freaked...
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    RIR SICK

    It sounds like yawning. They open their mouths really big. Keep an eye on her!
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    Chickens cannot live on just 1 leg - My beloved hen, Beth, and I learned this the hard way.

    I rescued Beth from the feed store when she was just a chick. Her leg was completely broken and sticking out in the wrong direction. I had a local vet do surgery on her leg. The joint fused and she was never able to use that leg. It was at least in a better position than it was before, but it...
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