OMG...Double OMG....I am SO sorry to hear this about Hoppy and the possible virus!!Ok, first for the responses before the "should I freak out or not" part. Argh!
We love seeing bald eagles! I remember seeing them quite often growing up, then it seemed to be less and less often. As a kid I had one fly right over my head, mayne 10 feet above me, so especially being little, the bird was just massive! They are so beautiful!
Yes, I believe she will stay black, so that's cool because it seems to be the only black silkie other than JetPack the frizzle cockerel.
Thankful for the weekend, I managed to get my frazzled self to bed at a decent time and sleep always helps make things less insurmountable. Today, our friends came over, I think I mentioned she had silkies, my TSC silkies seem big to me, she confirmed it. Apparently they aren't supposed to be the same size as SLWs who are 3 weeks older than they are. Hey, know anyone breeding giant silkies who needs a really cute white silkie cockerel? Nu even has the proper toes
She checked out my chicks and said she thinks the feet thing is from a virus, Hoppy is not getting better and not I have another one favoring it's leg and another one looking a little suspect too. Hoppy's one hock is definitely bigger on his bad leg. She said the virus attacks the joints of cockerels then will lead to tumors in the pullets. She thinks it is Lymphoid Leukosis which is what lead to her having to cull her entire flockshe said it could have come from the breeders flock through the eggs to the chicks, and my chicks could infect my entire flock. I've been very careful about washing my hands from the main flock to the chicks, but I'm much less careful going from the chicks to my main flock
she said I need to cull the two worst chicks. We have a state lab here, I think they do necropsies, I'm going to check their site tonight to be sure. I'm trying not to panic because mayne it's something else, but what if it is??? And what if I've infected my entire flock outside!?! Ugh
I need answers before freaking, not that there would ever be a good time for this, but with all the insane work stress, this is really not a good time.
Oh this is so sad, I can imagine it's breaking your heart! 
This is serious enough I would definitely send off bodies for necropsy, you really need to know exactly what this is! And your friend had to cull her entire flock?? Oh how terrible! Well I am going to pray this is NOT a virus at all but something else, maybe something treatable like a bacteria or something. Good grief, I am so sorry and my heart is breaking for you. I would definitely do this necropsy asap, and I am praying you have not infected your flock!!!!Well, TRY and get some rest, your health is the most important thing. ❤ Massive love and hugs coming your way my dear. ❤
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but for you anyway. That's great though that you were able to get the tendon back onto place! If you can get it in place to stay and wrapped, he should definitely improve over time! Maybe a quarter of a baby asprin too to reduce pain and swelling. 
