Cherry, my 2 year old barred rock hen began limping yesterday. I brought her inside overnight to isolate her and let her rest in the hospital box. She has not improved any, and will not bear weight on the leg at all. There is no external sign of injury. She is eating normal commercial feed and...
Hi! I have an almost 6 month old (not laying yet) Rhode Island Red that has been limping for the past week. It started as a small wobble, but now she doesn't use her left leg at all. Her other leg and wings are all fine, just her left leg. Also, her toes are not curled, but they're not in their...
Hey! I’m not sure how to help my duck Holly. She’s been having a lot of leg issues for a while that aren’t resolving with my treatment. First it was bumble foot and a small limp. I took her to the vet and she removed the scab and infection on the bumble, took X-rays of the limpy leg. The x ray...
My hen has had a slight limp for the past couple days, nothing too major. But on Sunday she couldn’t stand so I separated her, she got out and made her leg worse. Sunday and Monday she was eating and drinking, tuesday I had to make her drink water but she ate fine. This morning she ate when I...
So, some of our Ayam Cemani chicks hatched under a broody hen yesterday and appeared to be doing well. This morning the hen was walking around in the run with her chicks for a few hours, and they still appeared to be O.K. I went to check on them this afternoon, one of the chicks was laying in...
Yesterday morning, Blondie, my 3 month old Buff Orpington, wouldn't come out of the coop. She was acting lethargic so I immediately brought her inside and gave her some electrolytes in water. She then started getting really droopy, very tired and wouldn't eat or drink. I posted a video to a FB...