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She has ovarian cancer. I made a new thread.

Haha, got it. Luckily she’s a very calm girl and just stands patiently as I treat her. My other hens thrash wildly when I put Vaseline on their legs. She even sometimes starts to fall asleep or preen me. I’m glad she feel relaxed. I am going to the vet tomorrow just so I can get a confirmation...

Thanks! Do you think this could be the main reason she seems to be very inactive and uncomfortable? I can only imagine it’s painful after realizing she’s had these feet for a while now.

Here’s a better photo. I tried to get the dirt out but it’s too stuck in there!! The feathers are chopped id your wondering. I looked around and turns out the think cast on her scales seeme to just come right off.. should I take them off or keep them on?? She’s not in pain.

Oh I see. I can find a pic of her legs from a while back. I just thought that the vaseline would get all dirty and gross and she would eat it. I’ll unwrap it tomorrow. Not the best pic but it does show. The vet cut off some of the foot feathers in order to view her previous bumblefoot a while...

She actually has scaly leg mites. Over the few months I've noticed she has raised leg scales, but I dismissed it because she is a Buff Cochin and has leg feathers that stem from underneath her legs. I'm washing her feet with gentle soap then spraying a chicken wound spray, then slathering...

Thank you so much for your kind words :)

Thanks for the reply :) I know, I post a TON of threads. I don't know why I'm always constantly worried about my hens. Im a kid and the only one taking care of the coop - I give the meds, talk to the vets, everything. So getting a little reassurance makes me feel at ease. I'm definitely going to...

Hello! Does anyone have any knowledge on E. coli infections in chickens? My hen has been showing symptoms of seeming distant. She eats and drinks but seems uncomfortable. Her poop is tinged green even though she has no vegetables or grass in her system for a week. I began seeing green poops...