I checked her leg, and didn't feel any cuts...
The thing is: she was walking completely fine, I went inside for a moment, came back out, and she refused to let her foot touch the ground. It's still in-socket. My younger brother is rough with animals in general, so it's entirely possible he...
Hello!! One of my hens (a year-old Novogen) has an obvious limp.
When we first noticed, she wouldn’t put any weight on it. A day later, she will walk with it, but tries not to put much weight on it. Her foot/leg are clear of any superficial injuries. They are much warmer than her other leg...
REALLY?! She is not limping. Sometimes she'll even stand on that leg flamingo-style. :D I'll monitor her very closely. When do you think I should remove the bandage?
I guess I was just super paranoid.
Again, THANK YOU!! I hope you and your hens have an excellent night. Speaking of-- how many...
Mann, your coops sound fantastic... unfortunately, ours had roughly 917 places a weasel could've squeezed into. I'm just surprised it took so long. :hmm (They are completely sealed in their coop now.)
Come to think of it, our neighbors next door were free-ranging their ducks daily, (I think...
Hello again! So, I soaked her again for roughly 40 minutes and wasn’t able to squeeze out a plug… I felt around her pad, didn’t feel much, and tried scraping off the scab to see if I could find anything underneath. I only saw red skin. (Maybe there’s something deeper down?) I dried her foot...
Awesome, thank you!! I will try that tomorrow. Also, I had never considered irritation from the bandages... Do you know of any ways I could change that? I have normal gauze as well. It's much softer!