Queen-Ann Limping

[aart]

The symptoms of dehydration are panting and lethargy and unsteadiness. Giving electrolytes and cooling the hen down is what you did, and Queen is no doubt grateful. I'm betting her unsteady gait will have disappeared by morning.

Ditto Dat^^^

Juicy poop is probably from 'over' consumption of water...
...it goes right thru them on hot days to shed heat from body.

EL is good, but don't give too often once every 4-5 days is good,
and always have fresh water available along with the EL dose.

 

[hispoptart]

Ditto Dat^^^

Juicy poop is probably from 'over' consumption of water...
...it goes right thru them on hot days to shed heat from body.

EL is good, but don't give too often once every 4-5 days is good,
and always have fresh water available along with the EL dose.

Thank you, I added save a chick to their waterer last night, I will make sure to change it out to plain water when I come home for my lunch break. I will also wet down their run for them.

 

[hispoptart]

Looks like she does have some sort of injury as she's still limping, but her comb is red again and she is eating and drinking. So that's good. She's not moving around very fast so hopefully it will heal soon.

 

[azygous]

Look in between her toes for any green bruising on the webbed flesh there. It would be the chicken equivalent of a stubbed toe and it can hurt pretty badly.

 

[hispoptart]

Look in between her toes for any green bruising on the webbed flesh there. It would be the chicken equivalent of a stubbed toe and it can hurt pretty badly.

Ok I will do that as soon as this storm cell moves through. Thank you.

 

[hispoptart]

So I went out and looked her feet over and I can't see anything that could be causing her to limp, but I did find this ......

This is a piece of the roof we pulled off our porch. I don't see any puncture wounds though. Her poop is still loose, but getting better. She laid an egg today and is eating and drinking.