Emrosenagel
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- Oct 2, 2020
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Hello,
Earlier this month I had a very sick hen (3 1/2 year old Rhode Island Red). I spent a week giving her antibiotics and feeding her recovery food and yogurt with a syringe. She recovered beautifully at the beginning of last week and appeared to return to her normal, active self. She was eating, drinking, running, scratching. But about a day ago I noticed that when she walks or runs, one of her legs goes so high up in the air that she stumbles. It's almost like a limp, but not quite. Like she can't control how far she lifts it when walking. It got a little worse, as today she didn't want to walk all that much. Her appetite is still very strong, though.
Could this be due to some kind of deficiency? I have one hen that limps on and off, and another who just can't jump at all. Any help would be appreciated, thank you.
Earlier this month I had a very sick hen (3 1/2 year old Rhode Island Red). I spent a week giving her antibiotics and feeding her recovery food and yogurt with a syringe. She recovered beautifully at the beginning of last week and appeared to return to her normal, active self. She was eating, drinking, running, scratching. But about a day ago I noticed that when she walks or runs, one of her legs goes so high up in the air that she stumbles. It's almost like a limp, but not quite. Like she can't control how far she lifts it when walking. It got a little worse, as today she didn't want to walk all that much. Her appetite is still very strong, though.
Could this be due to some kind of deficiency? I have one hen that limps on and off, and another who just can't jump at all. Any help would be appreciated, thank you.
