Another broken/paralysed leg

[Aunt Angus]

I’m in Costa Rica, not in the capital but I can go if there is a lab there that does necropsy

I've spent a few summers there. Miss it. But I'm sure it's different when you live there - haha!

 

[Snicketysnoksnaksnik]

Alright, I don’t want to risk her sister getting as bad as her so I put her sister in a smallish cage with food and water. She can still kind of walk but her left leg (same leg in both the chickens) is splaying a bit
I need to make a fenced off chicken area for the sick/hurt and newcomers
But I will be able to get some photos tomorrow

 

[Snicketysnoksnaksnik]

Alright, fed them scrambled eggs and they loved it - still giving them fruit since they eat it and then I can worry about watering them less. Going to try giving them feed later and I’ll catch some grasshoppers or crickets to give them

 

[Snicketysnoksnaksnik]

They won’t eat feed no matter what I do.
Been giving them mainly papaya, watermelon, banana, scrambled eggs and corn. I know corn isn’t too healthy but they eat it even when they eat nothing else so to me it is better than nothing

The hen that this thread is dedicated to is actually doing “better”, by this I mean she’s gained some weight, foot is the same but she can stand up on her other foot now. She happily eats anything I offer (except feed) and drinks on her own

Her sister on the other hand is getting a bit worse. It’s not her foot that is worsening. She‘s became lethargic, always panting no matter how much water I give her (I have to dip her beak in water to get her to drink). She doesn’t want to eat new food and she never really had any of the fruits I’m giving them so she doesn’t eat that much. She loves corn and scrambled eggs though

I’ve been catching them some crabs, cockroaches and other bugs
I’ve been thinking of ways I could help. Should I soak their hurt legs in a warm Epsom salt bath? Or I could try make some electrolytes to give them
I have some vitamins I can give via injection if that would help

 

[Snicketysnoksnaksnik]

I don’t want to give them anything medicinal if they don’t need it but is there any medicine that could possibly help? I might have it

 

[Snicketysnoksnaksnik]

Had to put her sister down, poor thing just wasn’t eating or drinking - practically given up on life.
But this chicken on the other hand is doing so well, her leg hasn’t improved but she’s learnt to get around on one leg
She’s gotten good enough at hopping around that I’ve let her outside to forage, keeping a close eye on her though and bringing her in when it rains heavily. She’s been getting a full crop daily
My other chickens have been treating her normally, not really pecking her