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Hatching
- Jan 30, 2022
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I got 5 chickens from the flock swap a month ago 4 Isa brown and one rir. Everyone has been fine although we are experiencing cold weather right now. I noticed she would be hunched up and thought to myself I need to get her and isolate but when I would get out to the chicken yard all seemed fine and I couldn't tell which one needed to be isolated so I put it off as she was just cold and went on about my business. Three days ago I got hime late for work and went out to do a head count in the dark and noticed on of the Isa browns outside of the coop bedded on the ground I picked her up and proceeded to put her in the coop on the roost but noticed she had lost the use of one of her legs. I palates her leg and no fractures otherwise no other signs of injury, no puncture wounds bloody marks or anything. Brought her into my bathroom. She is eating and drinking otherwise fine and was going to get antibiotics from tsc the next day. That next day she was still not able to use leg still eating and drinking so I gave her another day because my tsc was out of antibiotics and I had no other choice. By the 3rd day her eyes were gooped and nasty, finally got oxytetracycline and started that at 1cc IM (breast) once daily as well as warm compresses to clean eyes and applying terramycin to both. I have been bathing her to keep the poo off her skin/vent. As of day 4 she can't use either leg but eyes are clear and she is still eating and drinking srill isolated and still getting bathed daily at least twice. So my question is am I treating her the right way because now I'm second guessing myself and thinking that I should be treating for coccidiosis instead of treating for some other underlined infection such as URI etc. HELP!