Hi all,
Long time lurker, first time poster.
One of my chickens, around 20 weeks now, decided to fly too close to the sun and injured her right leg upon landing, we believe.
She was limping badly and panting. We checked several posts here and have done our best with diagnoses and treatment.
No...
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