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Hi there Nifty-Chicken! Thanks for checking. I still have chickens and love having them around and interacting with them. A week ago though they were attacked by a fox. Three were killed including my favorite, one was unharmed and one had been attacked but still alive. I've been nursing...

Ok upon inspecting my chicken again I would say the problem is in the hock joint. It just sways and turns and there's no resistance there. I can just twist it and turn it and it's just limp from that point down. It's like the joint may be broken? Does anyone have an idea of what can happen...

Ok I think I have the answers to your questions: I have not added any new chickens. I didn't feel any unnatural movement or grinding. She chooses to lie on her keel. The foot is contracted. I pinched the toes there was no reaction. I stroked her foot pad no response. Her pupils are normal. My...

I have a 2 year old white leg horn hen. I just noticed she was not using her left leg. I examined it and it's just hanging. She's not even flexing her toes. It's just a totally limp leg. One day she was fine and the next day a cripple. I don't know how to tell if it's broken. She is lying...

My Henrietta is doing great! She's sure not acting sick. She runs around with the rest of them. I've started putting a vitamin/electrolyte powder in their water to hopefully give her a little support. Thank you for asking.

Hello all, Thanks so much for your replies. I decided to take my chicken to a vet for a difinitive diagnosis. He said it was a tumor that is inoperable. It's not an abcess and not an infection. So I'm glad I went so I know what I'm dealing with. I'm going to let my hen live out the rest of...

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Hello, . I'm new here. I have a Rhode Island red hen that is about 9 years old. About a week ago I noticed a growth on her beak. It's quite big, dark in color and continues into her mouth. It's on the lower beak. I will try to post a picture. She has trouble eating. It was bleeding today...