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    Minor foot injury but chicken won't bear weight.

    I can try to get photos tomorrow. Yes, she sits a lot. She is not standing on that foot at all. It doesn't feel hot and the swelling seems small so I don't think there is any pus. Can you recommend a B complex? I have vitamin B tablets that I take,but I'm guessing there is something for poultry.
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    Minor foot injury but chicken won't bear weight.

    Ty. I think she did have a sprain, now that we saw the bruising around her hock. I'm guessing she got tangled up or twisted her leg somehow. I will assess again tomorrow, but the scratch seems to be healing well. I haven't seen any other injury but I don't know what I'm looking for. Would it be...
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    Looking for advice.

    What about the Polish hens? We always had a mixture of leghorn and bantam chickens on the farm, and tons of cats. It was never an issue, but the luck we've been having I just wanted to be sure.
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    Minor foot injury but chicken won't bear weight.

    We have a young Barred Rock chicken, about 7 months old, who started limping about a week ago. Initially she limped or hobbled on that leg but now the foot is curled and she won't put it down flat. A few days after we observed the injury we did an Epson bath and only then noticed a small scratch...
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    Looking for advice.

    Thank you for your kind comments.
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    Looking for advice.

    I'm new to the group and joined mostly for help with our little flock. I grew up in the country and we always had a big flock of laying hens. We basically had a homestead with a milk cow, some animals for meat - cows, pigs, chickens, and rabbits; the layers, and a huge garden. Everyone pitched...
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