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Greetings SueHasChickens, What wonderful news, to start my morning! You've done a great job caring for her. I love that fluffy little out door bed you made for her. Thank so much for the update. We don't usually get to know what happens to a chicken, long term. I'm so glad she is doing well...

Greetings SueHasChickens, That is so awesome! I am really glad your girl is doing good. Thank you for the updates and the details regarding your treatments. I for one have certainly learned something. Needling those pustules does help in the healing! I will add that to my notes. Keep up the...

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Internet doctoring, does have a lot of room for error. We only have pictures and some symptom detail provided by the keeper. These two conditions have similar swelling of the joints. It can very well be that it is MS, as Eggcessive has suggested. One of the symptoms described for MS, is that...

Greetings SueHasChickens, So, you decided to do surgery to remove the uric acid. It's good that you are a retired Paramedic, you understand pathology and proper treatment. This is fortunate for your chicken. Sounds like you are on top of things. I have read other threads re:gout and needling...

Yes, she has a very mild case of breast blister too. This is similar to rug burn in people. She has been rubbing her breast on the roost or some other surface, probably in an effort to take pressure off of her sore feet. Apply some antibiotic ointment till you are certain it is healed. The...

I can tell that you care very much about your flock. The epsom salt soaks that you are providing for her feet, are also therapeutic by giving some pain relief. If you don't see results from the coconut water or ACV, you may want to try some milkthistle. Milkthistle is an herb that helps to...

Greetings SueHasChickens, It appears your chicken has gout. Too much uric acid is being produced, but not eliminated from the body. There are so many things that can cause gout. Causes: feed/nutritional, vitamin A deficiency, protein exceeding 30%, chemicals, viruses, previous diseases, low...