TuffysFlock
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- Feb 25, 2021
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One of my sweet babies -- a young olive egger, who just started to lay a few weeks ago -- I noticed was hopping on one foot. On close inspection, the whole foot and all toes is slightly swollen and slightly blue. My husband took her to the vet, who gave her antibiotics and some pain meds. He said she hadn't been eating and had a fever. The leg had very little blood flow. The vet said wait and see if the antibiotics do anything. Should we be prepared to put her down? Everything I read says a chicken can survive with one leg -- but what if she starts to be in even worse pain? Can any of this spread to the flock if it's staph or something? And will they pick on her? I'm so sad. Any advice would be helpful.