Update for those that are following and/or interested.
She has made no improvements. I plan to have her euthanized and sent to my state's diagnostic lab to see what caused this. I will wait 1-2 more weeks for all the antibiotic residue to leave her system so it doesn't interfere with the lab's...
I had some time to spare! This is a picture of what I'm using for her.
The Sav-A-Chick packets are designed to be mixed with a gallon of water and must be prepared fresh daily. One chicken can't drink that much so in order to prevent waste I mixed 1/4 tsp into her water which is a quart. 4...
LeedyFesthers: I've just read your post on my phone. I will give you the details you have asked for. I'm about to head out the door so it will be later today before I respond but I definitely will!
Oh yes! She's getting probiotics, vitamins and electrolytes in her water. All the laying pellets she can eat. 1 hard boiled egg a day with apple cider vinegar mixed in, one half after the Cipro. And I take her out in the yard twice a day so she can have some greens. She just sits and chows down...
Took some pictures encase it helps anyone. She can now uncurl her other foot now! Yeh! Perhaps on the road to recovery? *Excuse her scabby comb, the others had started pecking at her before I noticed her symptoms.
JustPlainBattt: Thank you for that link. Has loads of great info in it. I've printed it out and added it to my "chicken book".
Update: started her on Cipro yesterday, my alternative to Baytril. Today she can flatten out her toes. Still bearing no weight but it's something. The other foot's...
History: 2 yr old Red Star hen. Noticed decreased vision 5 days ago. Hen was walking right along fence and bumping into other hens. Isolated her to prevent injury. Difficulty connecting with food in my hand, she would peck into the air. Head movement noticed as well. When she holds her head...