Broken leg?

[Zedlister]

Hi there. I'm just back from the vets with a silkie chicken with a suspected broken leg. I have been given 10ml Metacam to give her for 2 weeks. She is staying in her coop as it is low to the ground. The vet has told me to keep an eye that she is not being picked on while vulnerable by the other 4 silkies.

My question is this. He recommends that we don't eat the eggs from that one, while being treated or for three weeks after. Is there any way to identify who laid what eggs? Can I give her some sort of food that would make them a different colour? As apart from sitting in with them all day I can't think how I'll tell. Obviously I don't want to exclude her for fear of reintroduction problems in 5 weeks time. Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

[casportpony]

Looking at those articles again I don’t think it is bumble foot, there is no swelling or redness.
I videoed her trying to walk but am unable to upload it here, it’s like her leg joint isn’t holding her weight. Any more ideas?

Upload the video to YouTube or Vimeo, then copy and paste the link here.

 

[Duckworth]

Hi there. I'm just back from the vets with a silkie chicken with a suspected broken leg. I have been given 10ml Metacam to give her for 2 weeks. She is staying in her coop as it is low to the ground. The vet has told me to keep an eye that she is not being picked on while vulnerable by the other 4 silkies.

My question is this. He recommends that we don't eat the eggs from that one, while being treated or for three weeks after. Is there any way to identify who laid what eggs? Can I give her some sort of food that would make them a different colour? As apart from sitting in with them all day I can't think how I'll tell. Obviously I don't want to exclude her for fear of reintroduction problems in 5 weeks time. Any advice greatly appreciated.

We are in the same boat with one of our ducks (Nipper) being on antibiotics (again). We have her in the secure run inside a wire dog crate lined with straw and with her own food and water. That way, she is with the others, but separated enough to allow her to recover and, should she resume laying, we will know which eggs to discard. She hasn’t laid since she was attacked by the raccoon in early March. The others spend their time close to the crate and often sit up against it so that they are touching through the wire. I put a small tarp around the windward sides and top of the crate to protect from wind and rain, since the “free” ducks are able to seek greater shelter at will.

Nipper got injured when part of her vent started protruding and she kept picking at it and straining. The vet gave antibiotics and had me put Preparation-H ointment on her protruding vent to reduce both swelling and itch so she could leave it alone and stop straining. Otherwise, he said she might have ended up with a vent prolapse. She is doing well in the crate, though this all coincided with our adding ducks to our flock that Nipper tried to run off, so it’s possible that she got injured in her scuffles with them. So crating her is helping with integration, too.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Zedlister to keep your Silkie from moving around too much I think the crate idea that @Duckworth mentioned is a good way to keep her with her flock but also help her heal quicker.

 

[chickens really]

Maybe the Duck is egg bound?

 

[DuckyDonna]

Looking at those articles again I don’t think it is bumble foot, there is no swelling or redness.
I videoed her trying to walk but am unable to upload it here, it’s like her leg joint isn’t holding her weight. Any more ideas?

You have to upload to vimeo or YouTube first then copy and paste the link here.

 

[andreagran7]

Hopefully this works?

 

[andreagran7]

Maybe the Duck is egg bound?

They haven’t been laying for a good while, not sure of their age

 

[Miss Lydia]

It looks injured. I’d place her in a small area with another female for company and let her rest her leg. Poor thing that looks painful. If you can put them where they can all see each other that would be best. Maybe some children’s Advil and some nice warm soaks in Epsom salt. Have you examined the legs for breaks?

 

[andreagran7]

It looks injured. I’d place her in a small area with another female for company and let her rest her leg. Poor thing that looks painful. If you can put them where they can all see each other that would be best. Maybe some children’s Advil and some nice warm soaks in Epsom salt. Have you examined the legs for breaks?

Thanks, yes I can put her in a small fenced off area. I did examine her legs and no obvious breaks or cuts.