Here I go… asking weird questions again… can a hen’s ankles swell in the heat like a person’s can?
These first 2 pics are of Ash (and her ginormous feet). Ash is a 7 month old Orpington. Her dad had big feet. Her mom has big feet. Ash has HUGE feet.
But yesterday, while making my rounds serving the chickens their cool-down cocktails (take a moment to picture me delivering poultry cell water in champagne flutes on a silver platter in a suit w/ tails like some kind of maître d’ or butler visiting all the flocks to encourage hydration
) I noticed her feet looked almost swollen. I felt around and it all felt normal although her ankles were a little puffy. In the morning they were less puffy, but seem to have puffed up again as the day, and the heat, has gone on. Do her legs look concerning?
I went back through older photos to see if her legs have always been this large, and I did find this pic of her standing next to her mom from about a month ago, and you can tell her legs are larger. So maybe this is just how she’s built. Like a meatball.
There is otherwise nothing wrong with Ash. No symptoms or concerns.
These first 2 pics are of Ash (and her ginormous feet). Ash is a 7 month old Orpington. Her dad had big feet. Her mom has big feet. Ash has HUGE feet.
But yesterday, while making my rounds serving the chickens their cool-down cocktails (take a moment to picture me delivering poultry cell water in champagne flutes on a silver platter in a suit w/ tails like some kind of maître d’ or butler visiting all the flocks to encourage hydration
) I noticed her feet looked almost swollen. I felt around and it all felt normal although her ankles were a little puffy. In the morning they were less puffy, but seem to have puffed up again as the day, and the heat, has gone on. Do her legs look concerning?I went back through older photos to see if her legs have always been this large, and I did find this pic of her standing next to her mom from about a month ago, and you can tell her legs are larger. So maybe this is just how she’s built. Like a meatball.
There is otherwise nothing wrong with Ash. No symptoms or concerns.
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