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Hi there! We have some chickens that will be 12 weeks old tomorrow, Lord’s Willing! Sadly, a raccoon got into the pen a few nights back and got one of them 
Praise The Lord, the others all seemed okay, but we noticed one laying down more than others. She (he) is still eating and drinking, yay!!! And she (or he, but Blondie is its name, so I’ll call it that since I’m not sure if it’s a boy or girl) CAN walk, but certainly prefers not to. Our only guess is maybe a sprain when trying to get away quickly from the predator… Regardless, there was no obvious signs of an open wound, i.e, blood, cuts, etc… however there is a cut now, but it showed up days later, and I would think it is more from dragging/tripping with that leg. It is very fevered, and very swollen. I checked for bumblefoot (our ducks used to get that, so I figured I’d check) but I couldn’t see any obvious “bumbles” and the timing really leads me to believe otherwise, because it started the day after the raccoon incident.
As far as treatment goes, we let it go a few days, thinking it might heal on its own, but it has not. So she has now been given some aspirin, a little bit of hen healer put on the top of her foot (where the new cut is) and isolated to her own coop (much smaller to encourage less walking) and to avoid the other chickens picking on her, as she’s now at the bottom of the pecking order.
She stands on one foot like a flamingo for the most part, when not laying, and she limps very badly.
We got some pictures, I’m not sure if they’re helpful or not, but it was the best we could do. If you’ve read this far, you’re pretty well invested, so maybe you’ll have some advice! We just want to know how to best treat Blondie! Who I know realize I’ve referred to as “her” for the better part of this thread. Ooops. Anyways, any advice as far as treatment goes would be very welcomed and appreciated! Thank you in advance, and have a blessed day!!
Praise The Lord, the others all seemed okay, but we noticed one laying down more than others. She (he) is still eating and drinking, yay!!! And she (or he, but Blondie is its name, so I’ll call it that since I’m not sure if it’s a boy or girl) CAN walk, but certainly prefers not to. Our only guess is maybe a sprain when trying to get away quickly from the predator… Regardless, there was no obvious signs of an open wound, i.e, blood, cuts, etc… however there is a cut now, but it showed up days later, and I would think it is more from dragging/tripping with that leg. It is very fevered, and very swollen. I checked for bumblefoot (our ducks used to get that, so I figured I’d check) but I couldn’t see any obvious “bumbles” and the timing really leads me to believe otherwise, because it started the day after the raccoon incident.
As far as treatment goes, we let it go a few days, thinking it might heal on its own, but it has not. So she has now been given some aspirin, a little bit of hen healer put on the top of her foot (where the new cut is) and isolated to her own coop (much smaller to encourage less walking) and to avoid the other chickens picking on her, as she’s now at the bottom of the pecking order.
She stands on one foot like a flamingo for the most part, when not laying, and she limps very badly. We got some pictures, I’m not sure if they’re helpful or not, but it was the best we could do. If you’ve read this far, you’re pretty well invested, so maybe you’ll have some advice! We just want to know how to best treat Blondie! Who I know realize I’ve referred to as “her” for the better part of this thread. Ooops. Anyways, any advice as far as treatment goes would be very welcomed and appreciated! Thank you in advance, and have a blessed day!!
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