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My Americana hen somehow has an infected leg....
Two days ago I noticed my hen not able to place her left foot on the ground and bear weight I had a look and both leg joints (by foot) looked swollen but it's hard to tell....
Nothing looked broken
I cleaned off the poo on her feet she...
Our winters get to -40c or colder here. We've already got a cold snap (from -3 to -25 overnight) and in that I lost my 3 silkies. I just lost another bird tonight because I think she was dehydrated. The water froze and I don't think they're drinking enough. How can I keep their water from...
So after closer inspection my silkie seems to have a broken leg bone, which is sticking out of her skin. It's broken just under her first "knee" and the knee is swollen. Will I have to put her down? Should I splint it? What do I do? She's 4 days old. It's been broken for a few days... Doesn't...
So my 3 day old silkie is hobbling. She was limping yesterday so I gave her a quick once over. No blood. Felt her leg, seemed fine. She's eating/drinking no pecking going on. Today I noticed her hobbling quite a lot. So I lifted her and checked her foot and leg. Her foot is sort of curled. She...