Broken leg or Egg bound

[chickschool]

Today a couple of my hens got into a 10 second tiff and after that one of them seemed kind of shocked. She then began limping around. I put her in the coop and later found her panting (it's 90 degrees and humid here) so thinking she was over heating I took her in the house. She is eating and alert but still panting. Her vent is pulsing and tail up. She just passed an egg but still panting can't stand and seems restless. Any ideas?

 

[chickschool]

Could she have another one? Her hind end it up in the air and still seems irritated.

 

[chickschool]

Well I no longer think she's egg bound. I brought her outside and she is trying very hard to "run" to her favorite spot in the yard but is clearly gimpy. She can move her leg up and down and grasp my fingers with her feet. Is it broken or damaged in some way? What do I do to help her? Please help...she's my baby.

 

[Fred's Hens]

I'd put her in isolation for a day or two, if it were my favorite hen. A few days of good rest.

I'd also be concerned that when re-introducing her back into the flock that she isn't really brutalized for having been gone. Keep an eye out.

 

[chickschool]

Thanks you. I have two favorites and today didn't seem to be their day. This one got the leg issue and the other nearly drown! Ugg.

 

[froggiesheins]

IF you can keep hen in the house where it is cool, that would be a big help for her recovery....

 

[chickschool]

Oh, she's all set-up in the living room with a pillow, fresh towels, food, water and lots of treats. I don't know that she'll even let us know she's all healed up with her royal treatment.

 

[froggiesheins]

Oh, she's all set-up in the living room with a pillow, fresh towels, food, water and lots of treats. I don't know that she'll even let us know she's all healed up with her royal treatment.

WOOT! Her royal highness!!! love it....:cd

 

[chickschool]

So she is still doing well (alert, eating drinking) but tonight when I took her outside she could barely move more than one hop. Could it be that she's just stiff? Is there anything I can give her to ease her pain? I read somewhere to dissolve 5 aspirin in a gallon of water but I can't imagine that doing much.

 

[froggiesheins]

If she is sitting all day doing nothing maybe she is stiff.......try holding her and gently massageing her gimpy leg extend / retract it and see if that helps gets the stiffness out.......Aspirin maybe it will help I have no experience with it. LOL