Mrs White at the Vet...

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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...

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As a former RN I have to make my daily assessment. LOL I feed my chickens in the coop in the morning and at night. I want to make sure they are sharing food. Now that the weather is warmer they jump up on the coop fold down door and I can get a good look at their legs check crops etc. I do pick them up and look for bumble foot. I am a PIA in the assessment department. I do mine daily but I only have 4 birds so doesn't take too much time. I"m retired and have lots of time to spend with them.