Mrs White at the Vet...

[TeenageRooster's Dad]

My 12lb Light Brahma... who eats rocks and lawn shaves...

Bad abscess on her right foot, it busted open late this afternoon and she went into septic shock. Should've noticed earlier but she's tuff and never complains, limps or linger behind...

Gave her a .5ml shot of tylan and washed her foot with 20% benzyl alcohol and peroxide. Foot's ok infection wise but her lil' body took a hit. She was out cold for an hour...

luckily, my backyard neighbor is a farm vet, so we took her in and she's stable now. Already pecking at food... that is Mrs...jessus... food to resuscitate...

Long story short, it's been unseasonably swampy here in Southern Komical and she probably had a bad cut and just kept cruising in watery crap and it got the best of her.

Check your hen's feet and legs periodically, every week or so. Sucks to chase em around but worth the trouble...

 

[TeenageRooster's Dad]

Couldn't help myself but go back to the clinic to check on her while lucifer (wife) texting "it's just a chicken ffs".... she's all perky and happy about the food sources in front of her lol... that's my girl.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hope she makes a full recovery! Glad you have a Vet for a neighbor

 

[TeenageRooster's Dad]

Hope she makes a full recovery! Glad you have a Vet for a neighbor

She's already up and eating.. she will. I was worried for a sec.. then she came back up with her usual Mrs White "chirping for food" anthem...

 

[micstrachan]

Aww, poor Mrs. White! So great to have a vet neighbor friend. Thanks for the tip to keep checking out flocks’ feet!

 

[Banditschickens]

Glad she made a good recovery.

 

[21hens-incharge]

that she is feeling better.

I check my birds feet at night....with a flashlight on my head thing.
Soooooooo much easier to catch them while they sleep.

As long as I am quiet and quick I can avoid major coop freakouts.

 

[TeenageRooster's Dad]

100% back! She's a tuff cookie.

Stuck in chicken traffic today:

 

[TeenageRooster's Dad]

I'm actually surprised she hasn't picked at her bandages. Should be completely healed in a few days.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Glad to hear she is doing so well!