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    Help! Chicken leg got stuck in trap!

    Thank you. I will try this.
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    Help! Chicken leg got stuck in trap!

    Thank you. It wouldn’t have been more than a day and a half that she was there. I have since removed her from soak and she’s nestled in the bathtub. I made her a raw egg with turmeric, garlic and ginger powder and she’s loving it. It’s her second egg in the past hour or so. So is it safe to...
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    Help! Chicken leg got stuck in trap!

    A hen got stuck in an animal trap we set up to get something messing with birds in a tractor. There’s not too much broken skin, looks pretty wonky. I’ve got her in an Epsom warm water soak and cleaned with peroxide. What do I do? We have other “gimpy” birds who use one leg to get around, but...
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    Turkey hen moved some eggs but left others…

    Looks like heather (grey) did the same thing! What the peck is going on? Is this normal?!
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    Turkey hen moved some eggs but left others…

    It looks like Smokey moved part of her nest. I know this because there were over 10 turkey eggs, I caught a glimpse when she ran out for a dine n dash the other day. And now it looks like there are only like 3-4, plus a bunch of duck eggs. And obviously there is at least one bad one there if not...
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    Is it bumblefoot?

    It does look painful. She seems fine until I tried to squeeze it. Then she was like “owwww!” I looked and looked and I hadn’t seen a case of bumblefoot that looked like this but it does resemble the “black scab” of that infection. Alright well, I guess we will do surgery and just follow the...
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    Is it bumblefoot?

    Thanks for replying! Yes, she has lost her toenails on the effected toes. I kind of thought that was a result of the infection. The reason I thought maybe bumblefoot is the state of this scab on bottom of toes. I’ll get some more pics now.
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    Is it bumblefoot?

    So periwinkle has something going on with her foot and as far as I can find, I haven’t seen any cases of bumblefoot that look like hers. Two of her toes are like short and fat with a hard black scab on the tips. We are about to suit up for surgery unless anyone thinks it could be something...
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    Dislocated wing on hen!

    There’s a photo of her standing on her wing. It’s her right wing.
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    Help! Is it a prolapsed vent?!!

    Okay so I see that it’s mareks disease. I am freaking out because she’s been with all of our other birds since we got her! I’m doing some research but I am just concerned that everyone has been exposed and will eventually see the same fate! Thanks for the help. Obviously we are going to cull...
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    Help! Is it a prolapsed vent?!!

    Let me know if you need more light on the eyes. They look crazy! She just lays on her side. And her toes are not curled. She just doesn’t seem to have control of her legs. She just lays on them all wonky and kind of just flails them. Now that I think about it I’m not 100% that she ever did lay...
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    Dislocated wing on hen!

    I have a hen whose wing seems to be dislocated. She’s not in pain but I don’t know what to do. She’s in her own cage in the basement for r & r but I guess my question is can we pop it back into place? I hate to have to cull her when she’s otherwise perfectly healthy. She is pretty much walking...
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    Help! Is it a prolapsed vent?!!

    So, an update and more questions I guess. She still has not laid an egg. It’s been over two weeks by now. I’m wondering if she’s just old? We got her as an adult and don’t know her age. But now our problem is something else. She wasn’t eating or drinking and she stopped walking. So I brought...
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    Hen with swollen earlobe/wattles!

    Hey y’all! It would seem when it rains, it pours! One of my Brahma hens, bent toe lady, came up today with a bunch of swelling going on. I’ll include photos for reference. I gave her some benedryl to try to rule out a possible insect bite or maybe she swallowed something poisonous? The swelling...
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    Help! Is it a prolapsed vent?!!

    So, we’re a few days into the emergency calcium doses. She is egg bound as far as I can tell. I’m wondering what else can I do besides the calcium to help her pass the egg, today is day 3 of dosing once per day. She is pooping plenty but not eating much at all and drinking somewhat. I’ve been...
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