Expat_in_Ecuador
In the Brooder
- Jul 20, 2023
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It's been a week since the incident and a friend of mine recommended me asking questions here.
She is a rescue. Her mother didn't want her and was chasing her away from the flock. I got her when she was a day old. She is the only chicken I have, though she plays chase with our cats and dog, and she spends a lot of time siting on my lap. A week ago, (when I went to go bring her in for the evening) I found her laying on her side, panting, farther than she usually goes. As she has had problems with being over heated I emediatly got her dunked in a bucket of cool water. She started hoping around, and she is eating just fine but her foot is still curled up and she won't put any pressure on it. She is at no risk of starvation as she is a beloved pet who has been being hand feed for a week, but she is tired of sitting and I don't want her foot to get worse. What should I do.
She is a rescue. Her mother didn't want her and was chasing her away from the flock. I got her when she was a day old. She is the only chicken I have, though she plays chase with our cats and dog, and she spends a lot of time siting on my lap. A week ago, (when I went to go bring her in for the evening) I found her laying on her side, panting, farther than she usually goes. As she has had problems with being over heated I emediatly got her dunked in a bucket of cool water. She started hoping around, and she is eating just fine but her foot is still curled up and she won't put any pressure on it. She is at no risk of starvation as she is a beloved pet who has been being hand feed for a week, but she is tired of sitting and I don't want her foot to get worse. What should I do.