Okay, here we are now 2 months after the original injury. We changed the splint weekly for about 6 weeks. The most successful splint was with the handle of a plastic milk jug (slit on one end).
She was rather pathetically not bearing any weight on her leg, moving it regularly up and down but...
Two weeks later.....
splinted, bandaged, housed, fed. Dressings/splints changed multiple times.
Still a scab and the moment we took off the dressing and left it off, she pecked her scab until it bled.
She is not really using the leg and it appears that there must be nerve damage as her toes are...
Thanks for those tips. I sent some photos to a local vet. She suspects a broken leg as well. Completed:
Betadine
Neosporin
Splinted
Caged
Indoor
Wait
We'll see!
She is actually 1 of 3 chickens my mother raised for me and gave me in August. My mother died about 2 months ago, so I have...
9 month old
got out of the coop 2 weeks ago and a predator must have attacked her
I have no idea how she survived
Mostly lost feathers from her lower leg
Limping
I didn't see any two weeks ago but not it looks swollen and is bleeding
She is eating well and is social but clearly is moving...