mustangjayyyme
Chirping
Been a few days and no improvement. I also tried our neighborhood lady, searching here, and the lady we got our chickens from. She is eating and drinking fine, so that was my major concern.
From what I found here, I thought maybe it was a slipped tendon. But still not sure.
She doesn't really put weight on it or open the foot up much. I tried to get a photo...which I attached.
Well she is almost 6 weeks...we tried wrapping it for a day or so, but no real improvement. I think that was impeding movement more than helping. At the time we wrapped it, we also tried the chair thing...but she is too big and still relatively active. She can still fly and it was just a disaster. So no go on that.
She doesn't want to put weight on it, and it seems pretty limp and she doesn't move it much. My husband looked at some slipped tendon stuff...felt it, moved it around...and doesn't necessarily feel anything that off.
She seems to hobble around okay. We brought her inside as soon as I noticed it, which I check on them a few times a day. She eats and drinks just fine, and she can still fly and be a butthead when she wants. She does a lot of laying down since it's hard for her to support her weight on one foot.
I just want to help her! We also have another polish of the same age, who has had no issues. I keep watching just in case though. They do not have any high roost or anything like that...so not sure how she may have hurt it. They have a little thing I made them that is maybe 4-5 inches off the ground. That's it.
Thanks in advance for any ideas that might help. Not sure what we can do to help this poor girl or guy.
From what I found here, I thought maybe it was a slipped tendon. But still not sure.
She doesn't really put weight on it or open the foot up much. I tried to get a photo...which I attached.
Well she is almost 6 weeks...we tried wrapping it for a day or so, but no real improvement. I think that was impeding movement more than helping. At the time we wrapped it, we also tried the chair thing...but she is too big and still relatively active. She can still fly and it was just a disaster. So no go on that.
She doesn't want to put weight on it, and it seems pretty limp and she doesn't move it much. My husband looked at some slipped tendon stuff...felt it, moved it around...and doesn't necessarily feel anything that off.
She seems to hobble around okay. We brought her inside as soon as I noticed it, which I check on them a few times a day. She eats and drinks just fine, and she can still fly and be a butthead when she wants. She does a lot of laying down since it's hard for her to support her weight on one foot.
I just want to help her! We also have another polish of the same age, who has had no issues. I keep watching just in case though. They do not have any high roost or anything like that...so not sure how she may have hurt it. They have a little thing I made them that is maybe 4-5 inches off the ground. That's it.
Thanks in advance for any ideas that might help. Not sure what we can do to help this poor girl or guy.
it was devastating. Her foot almost seems back to normal SOO WEIRD it still seems a little different and so does she (hope she's a she) lol but she's fully function with no help from us. So I'm really happy and proud that she's okay, and we gave her a chance to surprise us. She gets up and down the ramp every morning. I thought she couldn't fly well, but guess I am wrong. Happy happy story 
