it never rains but..

[raine]

oh gawd- in the time it has taken me to write the last thread- olive has done something to her foot and is limping! what should i do now?

[RichmondHens]

Wait and see what she is like in the morning. A night of rest may solve the problem. Maybe she just jumped down off something and landed awkwardly. Perhaps when she is roosting you could examine her to see if there is anything obvious like a thorn or damaged claw.

[Nicos]

Sounds like a good plan!!
If she's foot sore tomorrow, it might be worth keeping her in for the day so she's not running about too much???

fingers crossed!!

[HayleyB]

She will only walk as much as a limp allows her. Some ex-bats arrive with a limp as they have pulled sommat while being dragged from the cage. It akes a week or two but they get better. She's probably twisted it when jumping and the effect will be similar. I should think she'll be fine in a couple of days.

[raine]

As normal, you are all right! Olive is limp- free now. thanks all!

[Nicos]

Phew!!!

I have a lot of small pieces of broken slate in one area where my chooks free range- I keep taking pieces out as they appear from below soil level- but I still keep an eye open in case they cut themselves. ( can't exclude the area cos it's where the electric fence touches the side of the building)