Well, after several days of forecasting flip flops... and getting the “lime based” whitewashing almost done.... once dried overnight it’s looking really great again.
still need to do a little touch up & up at the top and ceiling too. Then we can let everyone & new. Hicks back into the coop at night.
Red hen with the limp is still solo in the medical rehab crate and continues to limp but, decided she wants to start laying eggs again. She’s layer 2 this week.
many idea folks on how I could research this for a plausible cause here or on the web at large?
to recap: noticed she was spending a lot of time chilling in the nesting boxes while we were preparing for the mite spray. So when we lifted her out and she just “stood there with a decided lean” we tried to gently usher her out the chicken door. And then the limp became harshly apparent.... looked her over. Saw no skin cut/scraped/burned/pecked/bleeding/et al. So for well over a week now she’s been comfy chilling in the crate. She has been actively getting up, limping over to the foot and water more often this week as the days progressed. However, the limp does not appear to of faded if at all.
so how should I search for threads with this odd stuff?
never again will I buy so many chicks from the TS bin !
