Broken leg?

[chickens really]

Possibly torn tendon in its leg. That won't heal.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Is it possible to take her to a vet for proper diagnosis? I'd give her some time to rest her leg along with some kind of nutritional support. Maybe some liquid b complex and some calcium citrate to help with healing. Hopefully in a couple of weeks she be up on her legs again. Lets not think the worst right off.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@casportpony has had much experience with injuries and maybe she can weight in?

 

[casportpony]

@casportpony has had much experience with injuries and maybe she can weight in?

If the OP can post a video that would be helpful.

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[Miss Lydia]

Post 17 K

 

[casportpony]

Post 17 K

My bad, I missed that.

Doesn't look broken to me, and it looks like both legs might affected, though the left looks worse. So if mine, I think I would put in a hospital cage, give anti inflammatory, B complex for cattle, and calcium.

Of course a vet would be best, but if that is not an option, that is what I would do.

To make a cheap hospital cage, I use 2'x 4' welded wire and make a cage about 4-6' in diameter.

 

[Miss Lydia]

 

[andreagran7]

Thanks for all your advice. She stumbled out of the coop this morning and sat in the shade. I spent several hours constructing a small section of the coop for her with a pool so she could exercise her legs. Turn round and she’s walking almost normally!! She does have diarrhoea though, maybe a virus?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Has she got a good appetite? One way to know if she’s eating is to keep her in hospital and watch her. It’s hard to say when they might have upset tummy because they can have watery poop from consuming so much water too. But get a good pic of it.

 

[andreagran7]

It’s the strangest thing, she was walking around yesterday afternoon but by the evening she couldn’t walk again. I had to carry her back to the coop. This morning she is walking normally again??