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You've spent a lot of money to get your hen's broken leg/hip repaired, so I want to make sure you fully understand how to tube feed and medicate. (I am hoping your vet showed you how to do so.) The first article below shows where to insert the feeding tube (same place as the syringe), and the...

Thank you for the update, and also the picture of your beautiful patient. :love One note on "forcing a lot of medications down her throat." Chickens can swallow whole amazingly large items. A human calcium citrate tablet is often given to hens experiencing egg-laying issues. The tablet...

You are in a tough spot as far as choices to make, and I am sorry. The problem as I see it is even IF you had the money laying around to risk the surgery, there is no guarantee the leg will heal properly, and anesthetic itself is a risk for birds. (An avian specialist improves the odds of a...

If her hip is injured, then yes you are right to be concerned that she could injure it further if she tried to escape her sling. Your judgement and intuition seem good as far as how to deal with her injury. The trick is going to be to prevent her from trying to bear weight after her leg begins...

Will your injured hen (and other hens too) be safe from the fox while outside in her chicken chair? Because the fox Will be back. Yes the vitamins are human vitamins. I will tag a couple of medical experts on this forum @azygous @Wyorp Rock to verify the dosages. The foods that @Shadrach...

She doesn't need to stay in it 24/7, but she does need to be prevented from trying to bear weight on the injured leg. Usually chickens are content to be in an upright position and don't struggle to get out of a sling or chair, but occasionally they are intent to escape. Check back if she...

If she has a soft tissue injury, you need to make her a sling or chicken chair asap. A soft tissue injury will take about as long to heal as a broken bone would, and same as with a broken bone, she is causing more damage by trying to bear her weight on the injured leg. Here is a thread with...