tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090907568893124937.post6030047476060008798..comments2023-05-08T03:53:27.689-07:00Comments on Blissful in the Boonies: Limping chicken updateRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02769150016495656772noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090907568893124937.post-75527679482619089062011-05-25T14:13:29.456-07:002011-05-25T14:13:29.456-07:00I read something about Bumblefoot? Hope I spelled ...I read something about Bumblefoot? Hope I spelled that right. Hopefully it is just a stumped toe!! :-) I'm rooting for quick healing and that it's nothing that will end up too scary...I'm also new at chickens, so I dread these upcoming moments that are sure to come. Let us know how it works out and how you were able to handle it...sounds like you are doing everything you can already. You are a sweet farmer!Lana from Farm Life Lessonshttp://www.farmlifelessons.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090907568893124937.post-35953693018815272452011-05-25T12:39:14.104-07:002011-05-25T12:39:14.104-07:00Miriam - It's helpful just to hear that I'...Miriam - It's helpful just to hear that I'm likely looking for the right stuff/behaviors/etc. Thanks!!Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02769150016495656772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090907568893124937.post-69174347123856572932011-05-25T12:30:54.369-07:002011-05-25T12:30:54.369-07:00I have nothing helpful to say except that it sound...I have nothing helpful to say except that it sounds like you're looking for all the right things. If (s)he's eating and drinking there's no harm in letting him/her be for a few days and just seeing what happens. Maybe confining him/her to a crate or a small enclosure, just to minimize any movement that might exacerbate a strain, if it is a strain? We're at the not-quite-beginner end of the chicken spectrum, and the wait-and-see approach has worked for us, twice! Good luck!Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04500606532723836054noreply@blogger.com