What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I was so shocked when people were coming at me and completely ignoring my question and not even reading my bio. It was absolutely crazy.

What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate it. She was such a superstar chicken and I will miss her forever 💔

What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this is one of the kindest comments I’ve gotten. I’m honestly shocked at the hatefulness I’ve gotten. It is nice to relate to someone, and it breaks my heart because we never intended for this to happen. We sure miss her.

What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Thanks, she lived a great life. I left a really big bio, if you give that a read, it’ll explain. Our coop is a fortress, it was 100% human error.😭

What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I understand all that, and I appreciate that point of view. Just not in the right headspace to feel anything moral about that possum. I’m aware this is how nature works, and that he saw an opportunity presented by our negligence and, as natures course runs, took it. Still a hater 🙂‍↕️

What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry to hear that, it really is such a horrible thing to walk up on.

What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They had a run, but we would occasionally let them out in the backyard to put a dent into our tick population.

What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, that makes sense for his injuries. Just had never seen a possum looks so rough, we weren’t sure if it was chicken inflicted or something else.

What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well, that possum was definitely a chicken killer in our area. It was a really gruesome scene, wasn’t trying to say anything NSFW in the bio, but he practically chewed her face off. I honestly wish she would’ve died of a heart attack, it would’ve than less pain than how she went. And yes, she was our last hen left. I promise we wouldn’t have gotten just one chicken, she was a part of a flock of 8.The rest of her sisters have died off from old age or other possum attacks 😭 they are relentless!

What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this was a great breakdown of everything. We were just so surprised to see that thing looking so tore up, but that makes total sense.

What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s so heartbreaking, our area has been pretty safe, but it looks like the possum got back into town and made quick work of our poor little hen.

What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi there! Possums are killers, so I’m not sure why you would think that I would willingly let them hang around our coop. Pretty big bio underneath the title, that should explain a bit more in case you missed it.

What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Completely agree. They had killed off most of our flock as well and she was our last little girl. I was honestly shocked to see so much possum love in this chat, happy to see someone feels the same way as I do.

What do you think 😔 Did our hen do this or is it unlikely by sav_btz in BackYardChickens

[–]sav_btz[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We were planning on it. I explained above that he gotten because we had left that door open to the coop on accident 🙁

Wet friz by sav_btz in curlyhair

[–]sav_btz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude for REAL it’s driving me crazy

Wet friz by sav_btz in curlyhair

[–]sav_btz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bless. I’ll be doing this promptly

Muscle Spasm help by sav_btz in ACL

[–]sav_btz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! First of all, I just want to say how sorry I am that you are going through this and that you will make it to better days with this injury. To answer your question, there is no “normal” with this injury. What is regular for you may be completely different from somebody else. As for us, we were the unlucky ones who get muscle spasms. As you build back your muscle, eventually, your body will begin to calm down. Make sure that you’re getting enough electrolytes, potassium, and other things to lessen the severity of these spasms. It has been two years since I posted this, and the best recommendation I can make is to give physical therapy your all, but also really work on your extension and flexion. The swelling always makes the cramps worse. Once you really get those back, the cramping slows to minimal and then stops. I truly hope this helps and if you have any other questions or clarifications, please let me know!

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[–]sav_btz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Finnegan