Limping...laid an egg on the roost

[MissChick@dee]

Thank you so much, she is inside with us in the Aircon so not sure if she would be hot today?
We have a double garage we leave open for the girls and we have a mister which they don't love, but it seems to cool a large area. We have a tarp over the run too. I need to start freezing some treats, great idea. We always have watermelon and cucumber on hand during our terribly hot summers. The humidity is awful, I do feel sorry for the girls. Thanks for your wishes

[tE="MissChick@dee, post: 20798112, member: 490271"]In hot weather some signs of heat stress is panting & holding their wings out. Shade is important. Tarps over the run help greatly. Wetting a area in the run for cool mud helps. Chickens expel heat thru their feet shallow pans of cool water helps greatly too. I don’t know your setup but hanging misters are wonderful. Treats (fruits & vegetables chopped) frozen into ice (could use a plastic pitcher) then placed in a pan is a beneficial for hydration.
Best wishes for your hen.

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Curious that your chickens don’t love the misters. I have mine down one side of my run. Mine will lay just to the edges of the mist on the wet dirt in the shade. My RSL is the only one who will stand directly under the mist. I turn them on and they come running. LOL I sit next to the mist too when I need to cool down while doing yard work. It’s lovely.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes the crop felt hard (full?) This morning. She is still stretching her neck, not all the time but a little and a bit of open mouth breathing even when inside in the a/c.

Then she has a crop problem.
I would also re-feel the abdomen for any swelling/bloat or fluid.

Crop issues are often a symptom of an underlying condition - reproductive problems, infection, worms, coccidiosis, etc.
I would work on the crop. She needs to be drinking, but I would not worry about food at this time.
I would first start with offering 1 teaspoon of coconut oil and massage the crop. She can have water, but withhold food. (she probably doesn't really want to eat anyway). Massage the crop several times a day to see if you can get the crop moving.
She probably will need an anti-fungal as well, coconut oil can help, but if the crop is really yeasty then ask your vet for some Nystatin or you can use vaginal cream as instructed in the following links.


The only time I have ever had a crop issue, the hen also had a reproductive problem (underlying condition). Inflammation and/or infection elsewhere in the body can press upon internal organs, intestines and slow the digestive process. It is a very good idea that you re-feel of her for bloat/swelling or fluid in the abdomen. Egg matter, masses, internal laying, cancer, tumors, etc. can press upon nerves and cause limping - it's possible that's why she's limping instead of the Bumblefoot.
Keep watch on the Bumblefoot as well to see that the foot is healing well.

The only way to accurately check a crop function is to feel it first thing in the morning before the bird has has anything to eat/drink.
Keep us posted on her progress.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/impacted-slow-and-sour-crops-prevention-and-treatments
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[KatefromOz]

Thanks for the extensive response. We were out of the house most of the say and evening so we left her outside. She sat on the ground of the coop most of the time and had roosted on a low roost when we got home. I was going to start the coconut oil this morning but her crop felt more or less normal again, not a hard rock, it felt empty and more "squishy" which is great. She has been eating and drinking lots and moving around more. Still limping but overall I think she is a lot better. Haven't seen the neck stretching/yawning (although I haven't been watching her day and night). The bumblefoot seems to be healing well. I will keep a close eye on her and fingers crossed she fully recovers soon. Thanks everyone for your help!

Then she has a crop problem.
I would also re-feel the abdomen for any swelling/bloat or fluid.

Crop issues are often a symptom of an underlying condition - reproductive problems, infection, worms, coccidiosis, etc.
I would work on the crop. She needs to be drinking, but I would not worry about food at this time.
I would first start with offering 1 teaspoon of coconut oil and massage the crop. She can have water, but withhold food. (she probably doesn't really want to eat anyway). Massage the crop several times a day to see if you can get the crop moving.
She probably will need an anti-fungal as well, coconut oil can help, but if the crop is really yeasty then ask your vet for some Nystatin or you can use vaginal cream as instructed in the following links.


The only time I have ever had a crop issue, the hen also had a reproductive problem (underlying condition). Inflammation and/or infection elsewhere in the body can press upon internal organs, intestines and slow the digestive process. It is a very good idea that you re-feel of her for bloat/swelling or fluid in the abdomen. Egg matter, masses, internal laying, cancer, tumors, etc. can press upon nerves and cause limping - it's possible that's why she's limping instead of the Bumblefoot.
Keep watch on the Bumblefoot as well to see that the foot is healing well.

The only way to accurately check a crop function is to feel it first thing in the morning before the bird has has anything to eat/drink.
Keep us posted on her progress.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/impacted-slow-and-sour-crops-prevention-and-treatments
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you for the update! Hope she continues to feel better

 

[KatefromOz]

Hi again, little Pip seems to be doing well. She is still limping but moving around a lot more...her comb is standing up nicely and she laid an egg today. However, I just noticed this sore (?) Or something on the back of her leg ..this is not her sore/limlong leg. Can anyone advise what this might be? Thanks!!!

 

[Cragg Klefor]

Is it possible for you to get a photo closer to the leg? It's difficult to see it clearly. Perhaps others won't need to be able to see it more clear to comment, I just see an uninfected scab

 

[KatefromOz]

Thanks for the reply...good news if it's just an uninfected scab...I'd just never seen one before on my girls. She has gone to sleep for the night so I will try and get a better photo in the morning.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi again, little Pip seems to be doing well. She is still limping but moving around a lot more...her comb is standing up nicely and she laid an egg today. However, I just noticed this sore (?) Or something on the back of her leg ..this is not her sore/limlong leg. Can anyone advise what this might be? Thanks!!!

Glad to hear she is doing well!
I agree with @Cragg Klefor a closer photo would be good of the place on her leg.
Have you washed to leg?

 

[KatefromOz]

Is this one any better? It's hard to get a photo because she keeps wanting to sit when I touch her leg. I haven't washed/cleaned her legs. Thanks again

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I don't think I've quite seen anything like that. Does she sit on that leg more since it's the good one? Could it be from pressure (like a pressure sore)?

I would keep watch on it. Maybe put some triple antibiotic ointment on it. If it's tender to touch, she may benefit from a foot/leg soak in a warm epsom salts bath a few times a week.

Hopefully @Cragg Klefor will chime in with her thoughts.