Oh no! I hope not. Since her joint is slightly off (I mean barely but enough to notice) I’m hoping it’s that. I’m sorry about your chicken though. That sucks.
She is still limping. I am setting up a small area for her this weekend. She doesn’t have any swelling but her joint (our equivalent of our knee) seems looser than the other but that’s the only thing I can find on her. I don’t have a vet near by but I’m thinking we’re going to need to make a...
Hi Everyone,
I have a BCM that is limping and I checked for Bumblefoot and found nothing. To me it looks like she “sprained” for lack of a better word. Any thoughts?
I wanted to let everyone know that the hole was into her crop. It is still unknown how it got there but I was able to perform self surgery (thanks to the link coach723) on the 17th. I cleaned out the crop but there wasn’t any real impaction. I had ordered absorbable sutures so after cleaning out...
Thank you! I’m going to tractor supply soon and gathering up these items. I’m hoping once I get in there and get a better look I will be able to decide if she can be saved or not. It’s such a shame because I really have no clue what did it. Those are the worst aren’t they? When you have no clue...
Thank you. I will see if I can get an extra pair of hands to help me with that. My husband is a fire fighter and on shift. Maybe he can bring me home some materials for stitching if that’s what it is after closer inspection .
Question...I am 90% sure my chicken has an injured crop or esophagus. I think she poked it on a stray piece of chicken wire I’ve apparently missed or perhaps a quarrel? I’m not sure. The wound smells awful and if I put pressure on her crop the wound oozes. I’ve cleaned, disinfected it, and put...