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The exposed bone is concerning due to the risk of infection. I would use triple antibiotic ointment for now to medicate the exposed bone and tissue, since vetericyn is an excellent antimicrobial but not an antibiotic. It also wouldn't hurt to disinfect the wound with hibicens or betadine. If...

The only thing I was going to add to the advice you have already been given was to keep the wound coated in Veterycin or triple antibiotic ointment, but you have now said you are doing that. Continue with the Epsom salts soaks, that will help draw out any infection as well as provide soothing...

Normally a hen doesn't begin to set on eggs while she is still laying, so that all eggs in the clutch begin to develop at the same time instead of in a staggered hatch. How many days has she been sitting, and are you certain all the eggs are hers, and not another hen(s) adding eggs to her...

You said she is an Easter Egger. What color is her other (healthy) leg?

How is your chick doing?

That's very interesting the Suprelorin implant suppressed the crowing for several months. Though you eventually chose to rehome your crowing hen, the info is helpful to anyone who hopes to keep a crowing hen where no "roosters" are allowed. Thanks for posting!

I watched the video you linked. The first thing I noticed is that when the female owner told the dog "stay" and then walked away to get a chicken, the dog immediately broke its "stay" command and followed the owner. There was zero reinforcement or repercussions for the dog after it disobeyed...

I am sorry you lost your beloved Sammy.:hugs I think you are wise to delay adopting another dog until your grief subsides at least a little. Otherwise, you would compare any new dog to Sammy, and of course a new dog will never compare, though he/she will do their best to make you smile again...

If it feels that overwhelming to deal with right now, I honestly wouldn't worry about it. Yes rats, oppossums and other critters can carry diseases and parasites, and it's always best to keep a coop as clean as possible. But odds are higher than not that nothing bad will result from your...

I also think rats. Rats will attempt to roll eggs into their nests for later consumption, which is another reason the eggs may have been scattered. If possible, i would place a game camera inside your coop/facing the nest boxes to try to determine what's going on. Can rats easily access...

Thanks for the tag @fluffycrow ; sorry I'm a bit late to respond. @cassie , as I read through your first post, I had many of the same thoughts and ideas you have already been given. Have you seen the dog in person yet? My first question to the foster organization would have been, "Exactly...

@mmwellsfarm , I went and looked at the date you made your first post. It has been 12 weeks now, and your first post stated the frostbite injury occurred the week before. My hen's right foot didn't separate until 13 weeks after her frostbite injuries ocurred. It took over twice as long for...

How is she doing?

@Sydney65 , I apologize that I didn't see your most recent posts until now. How are Nomie and Willow coming along? I was also wondering if Willow is tolerating and mobile in her new shoes?

Attachments Unfortunately, it looks to me like she will lose her entire foot up to the shank, where the swelling above the necrotic shank denotes a clear line of demarcation. As @Wyorp Rock noted, there is a second area beween the footpad and shank that is beginning to separate; I think the...