Advice for chicken that slipped on ice has bad limp

[JCaseyHammond]

Sounds like a strained tendon, the equivalent of a groin pull in a human. It's going to be painful for a while and the cure is rest and time. If you can, keep her in her crate or cage where she is in sight of the flock but can't actually interact with them physically. This way she will still be socially connected to them. Healing may take a couple of weeks, maybe longer. Try to take her out of the crate for an hour or so a day in the house so she can stretch and exercise (physical therapy) in order to strengthen. Be sure she has feed, clean water, oyster shell and grit and she should do well. Good luck!

Hi! Reporting back since my pullet is recovering from what must have been a strained hip tendon and she was going to give up because she couldn’t stand. That’s why I joined this discussion. She’s doing much better. It’s not Mareks disease. Day 1 I gave her Nutridrench 1 ml by dropper. Carefully all the way to the back and side of her throat, avoiding the hole in the center which is where she breathes. (Did this twice a day for 2 days.) Right after that I got her to drink water with Savachick probiotics and electrolytes mixed in (mixed it in an empty milk jug with warm tap water). Then offered her Flockraiser moistened with some vitamin water, and whole seed scratch. At first she ate only the whole corn pieces. Twice a day she got physical therapy. I held her on my arm like a football, and gently pushed and pulled her legs through range of motion exercises and pinched her leg muscles where they felt solid. This definitely eased her leg cramps. For overnight, I put her in a box with shavings inside the coop so all she could do was put out her wings for balance and stand up in the box when she got tired of sitting. On day 2, she was unsteady but determined to start walking, so I let her be loose in the coop while the rest of the flock stayed outside the coop for the day. She spent another night in the box on the coop floor (didn’t want to risk her falling off the roost). By Day 3, she walked out with the others in the morning. That evening, I went to put her in her box and she was already on her roost bar. So far so good snd I hope this helps you.