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    6 week old Light Brahma with lameness issues

    Thank you for your help. We took her back and found out she had lost about 50 grams. The vet said there wasn't anything she could do, and that the poor thing didn't really have much chance of recovering. We ended up putting her down. Thanks for your help in this.
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    6 week old Light Brahma with lameness issues

    It has been about five days now since these symptoms started and there really hasn't been any improvement. I'm so upset! Should I take her back to the vet? How long does a broken chicken's leg take to heal? I really don't want her to suffer but I also can't imagine having to put her down.
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    6 week old Light Brahma with lameness issues

    Well she's been in the house for the past day and a half, has now had three doses of pain medications. All it really seems to be doing is making her think she feels better. She's still not herself and she's moving around less than before. I've noticed too that her poop is an odd marbled...
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    Silly swimming chickens...I mean "ducks"....I mean chickens!!

    That is so cute! It has been so hot here that I'm sure our chickies would love to take a dip. In fact, I placed a tray of ice water in their run and caught one of them taking a water bath (some of the others looked at her quite strangely).
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    6 week old Light Brahma with lameness issues

    Hello! I am new to BYC, but I have read some great things on here! We got twelve chicks about six weeks ago and up until now have had no problems with their health. This morning, one of our Brahmas was limping. It seemed at first that maybe she was just stiff or sore from her exciting day of...
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