Possible prolapse + limping

[Eggcessive]

I think that she is not egg bound if she is pooping normally. If she has some salpingitis or egg yolk peritonitis with masses of internally laid egg material, those can also put pressure on nerves. It is hard to know for sure.

 

[eoneill2k]

It does look like a prolapse, but not a bad one at all.
Keep the tissue moist with the things you said, or a cream. I would get some calcium citrate +D3 or tums and give her some incase she's having trouble with an egg. Keep her separated so she doesn't get picked at.
As for her leg, does she use it at all? Can she wrap her toes around your finger?

Thank you for responding!

She has a strong grip on my finger and she is standing in a more natural posture, but she's not really putting weight on it.

I'm not sure about calcium citrate, but we should have calcium carbonate tablets, would those be any good?

 

[eoneill2k]

She probably just sprained it or something, it would be best to have her separated so she won't use it a ton and it'll heal.
With leg injuries they can take awhile to get better.

Oh, take a look at the bottom of her foot and make sure she doesn't have bumble foot. Bumble foot basically looks like a scab.

Yes, that will work!
Give her one tablet once a day, just pop in right in her mouth and she'll swallow.

happy to report no scabbing! i've applied the vasoline, going to grab the rest of the stuff now. I've seen elsewhere that you can just... push it back in? I'm not so sure about that, mainly because i haven't had a this happen to a hen before.

A sprain does sound plausible, she was missing last night because she'd gotten herself over the fence and into our neighbours garden (thankfully they don't have dogs + she's otherwise unhurt) so she might have hurt herself over there or trying to get back

 

[Tookie]

happy to report no scabbing! i've applied the vasoline, going to grab the rest of the stuff now. I've seen elsewhere that you can just... push it back in? I'm not so sure about that, mainly because i haven't had a this happen to a hen before.

Great there's no scabbing! So that rules bumblefoot out.
With a prolapse, it will either go in itself, or need to be pushed back in.
With hers, it may go back in on its own. It does depend if she's having trouble with an egg though.
What I would do is give the calcium, keep the prolapse moist, and wait for a day or so and see if she lays an egg. If she doesn't lay an egg in that time, then I would start working that prolapse back in.

A sprain does sound plausible, she was missing last night because she'd gotten herself over the fence and into our neighbours garden (thankfully they don't have dogs + she's otherwise unhurt) so she might have hurt herself over there or trying to get back

She probably did sprain it.
I currently have a hen who I found limping over two weeks ago, I have her separated and her leg is slowly healing. I know it's going to take another two weeks or so until she's better.

 

[eoneill2k]

Since she has a prolapse and is a bit dirty, I would also place her in a pan of warm soapy water to soak and clean her up. Always keep the prolapse moistened with something like vaseline or hydrocortisone cream.

On it!