Poor Mrs. Tweedy! We don't know how or why, but sometime in the last two days she has hurt her leg. Both Matt and I have inspected her for injuries and failed to figure anything out, which is puzzling. She is still her aggressive, large, fluffy self- except that she is limping when she walks. Also, today she has been sitting on the ground (probably because standing is uncomfortable) which made me very nervous.
I hope she is OK soon. Matt replaced all the shavings in the coop today to make it fluffier and softer for her, so maybe that will help. With a sore leg she probably can't jump up onto the night roost, so I think she's sleeping on the floor. I really hope she gets better soon. There is nothing sadder to watch than a limping hen slowly walking across the hen yard.
Of course, she is still laying huge eggs. It is in her genes- I hope at least she is proud to keep that hard work up under such strain.
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My chicken began limping 3 days ago as well. No sign of any disease or injury. She is only 3months old, so not laying yet. Hope Tweedy gets better!
Cholesterol medication!!?? Haven't you heard: eggs have the all clear and you are now encouraged to eat them. I eat loads of our chickens' eggs and my cholesterol check last year was so good that my doctor started buying our eggs.
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