Navigator73
In the Brooder
- Jan 14, 2024
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I have a 7mo Sapphire Splash hen that’s been limping for about a week. She doesn’t seem able to put weight on her “heel”, the part of the foot next to the back toe. I don’t see an obvious injury. Skin intact, no swelling. She seems healthy otherwise. I thought at first she may be having a calcium deficiency, but it’s seeming more likely she injured herself, maybe slipped off her perch or something. When I went out to check on them for the night I found her standing on the support for the perch, and it seemed like she wasn’t able to get back up on the perch. She was panting hard, like she’d been over-exerting herself trying to get back on the perch. I decided to put her in the isolation cage I have. I feel like she needs to be somewhere she doesn’t need to use that foot for a little bit. I don’t have a perch in the iso cage because I don’t want her to have to do anything with that foot, and also I’m not sure she can stand on one right now since she can’t seem to put her foot down flat. But I wanted feedback if what I’ve done so far makes sense for what I’m seeing from her, and also any additional suggestions for getting this foot heal.