Recently I created a thread about Sunny (https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicken-mobility-problems-lethargic-need-help.1446727/) but I think creating another will garner more attention as she needs further help and I'm not sure what I can do for her at this point. She is a seventh month old chicken and lately she was having trouble walking on one of her legs. She ate fine today, I gave her scrambled eggs mixed with crumble and she drank a lot of water, and some with Chic Saver, when I placed it next to her. She needed to scoot with her wings to get around as she is having problems standing up and walking. She then decided to fall asleep. I'm so scared that she'll die but I'm not sure what I should do as I do not know what is wrong with her. She's been having mobility problems for about a week and lost her ability to stand on that particular leg yesterday. That leg has red/purple scaling that is spreading up from her toes and feels weaker than the other. Please tell me what I can do to help her.
She was supposed to be a leghorn hen but appears to be some sort of meatbird, regardless I love her and treat her like a pet. She has never laid an egg and does not appear to be egg bound. In fact, some people think she may be a rooster but she has never developed spurs and that to me seems unlikely.
She was supposed to be a leghorn hen but appears to be some sort of meatbird, regardless I love her and treat her like a pet. She has never laid an egg and does not appear to be egg bound. In fact, some people think she may be a rooster but she has never developed spurs and that to me seems unlikely.
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