Farmsitting and need help diagnosing a hen

[BigBlueHen53]

I get attached pretty quickly anyway, but yeah, they do. I only had her for three (3) months, and in the 1st month, I kept trying to convince myself that she was still the previous owner's chicken and I was just doing extended babysitting. Perhaps in the second episode, where I was fighting so hard to pull her out, the feelings changed. It didn't hurt the development of the bond that she came to me for protection from the roo and the oldest hen who came from the same home. The oldest was the top hen there and remained the top hen when she integrated with my flock. Top hen despised that Goldie "allowed" herself to be available to her roo, so anytime Little Jerry wanted to discuss business, Hunter (top hen) would come over and attack her while Goldie was pinned. Goldie learned I would protect her from everyone, so she would come running and put me in between her and the aggressor at the time or I would pick her up and carry her around when I had things to do.

Well, I don't see how anybody could have resisted all that! You were blessed to have had her.

 

[ProudRedneck]

Oh, by the way, @Wyorp Rock, as I was sorting my pictures of Goldie, I found that her legs have always been that bluish/purple since I first met her on 02/11/2023. The picture I first provided that I thought was her with the EYP symptoms was another hen of that owner. It makes me concerned that perhaps my hens will eventually come down with the same issues later since my flock was the babies of her flock.

Updated: The previous owner just sent me a picture of what she looked like when she was posted looking for a new home on 02/10/2021, and she had blue legs then, too (Goldie closest to the camera on the right)