Broken neck

[Mycrazyfarm24]

Hi everyone! My flock was attacked a couple nights ago by either a fox, possum, or skunk we're not sure. We lost 2 young hens but I am trying to save a third one. My main concern is I think her neck is broken.. she can move it when she really wants to but mostly she hangs it low. I have her inside in a crate as she is standing some times but not willing to walk. She is drinking water and pecking at some feed and scrambled eggs only when I assist holding her chest/neck stable. She did seem to have trouble when eating the eggs and acted as though she couldn't breathe maybe or couldn't swallow well..she jumped backward and flailed a bit but when I give her water or dry feed she seems to do fine (although she pecks only 1 or 2 pieces of feed every 30 seconds or more so she's not getting much). I am giving arnica pellets dissolved in water to treat shock, inflammation, pain and am trying to figure out a neck brace.. I cut a pool noodle so the opening was wider and wrapped a guaze wrap/holder thing around it and her neck to hold it in place but not sure it's enough support as the pool noodle only fits one side of her neck..I thought about adding a thin rod to add the support to the back of her neck to like her shoulder/wing blades area.. she does have 2 possibly broken toes and maybe a small puncture wound but it doesn't look like much when I try to move her feathers away there is some stuck to maybe some dried blood but it only looks pink not bloody and I don't see a hole or anything, I'm putting silver on it currently.

Any recommendations or advice or pictures of neck braces you've made would be appreciated as well!

 

[WhatsUpDuck]

Oh no I'm so sorry! I have no idea how to treat that.

 

[McChooky]

My cousin worked for a garbage company once and found a rooster in a bag still alive with a broke neck.He took it home and braced it with a stick and it got better.It was so mean he had to re-home it

 

[BigBlueHen53]

My cousin worked for a garbage company once and found a rooster in a bag still alive with a broke neck.He took it home and braced it with a stick and it got better.It was so mean he had to re-home it

That's probably why it got beaten and discarded.

 

[ksbkeys]

Hi everyone! My flock was attacked a couple nights ago by either a fox, possum, or skunk we're not sure. We lost 2 young hens but I am trying to save a third one. My main concern is I think her neck is broken.. she can move it when she really wants to but mostly she hangs it low. I have her inside in a crate as she is standing some times but not willing to walk. She is drinking water and pecking at some feed and scrambled eggs only when I assist holding her chest/neck stable. She did seem to have trouble when eating the eggs and acted as though she couldn't breathe maybe or couldn't swallow well..she jumped backward and flailed a bit but when I give her water or dry feed she seems to do fine (although she pecks only 1 or 2 pieces of feed every 30 seconds or more so she's not getting much). I am giving arnica pellets dissolved in water to treat shock, inflammation, pain and am trying to figure out a neck brace.. I cut a pool noodle so the opening was wider and wrapped a guaze wrap/holder thing around it and her neck to hold it in place but not sure it's enough support as the pool noodle only fits one side of her neck..I thought about adding a thin rod to add the support to the back of her neck to like her shoulder/wing blades area.. she does have 2 possibly broken toes and maybe a small puncture wound but it doesn't look like much when I try to move her feathers away there is some stuck to maybe some dried blood but it only looks pink not bloody and I don't see a hole or anything, I'm putting silver on it currently.

Any recommendations or advice or pictures of neck braces you've made would be appreciated as well!

Maybe it has a muscular injury...wry neck (torticollis) like when we get a lame neck and can't turn our head.

She may also be traumatized and even have a concussion. I would continue to give supportive care and see how it plays out. Please keep us informed as to the outcome.

 

[McChooky]

Hi everyone! My flock was attacked a couple nights ago by either a fox, possum, or skunk we're not sure. We lost 2 young hens but I am trying to save a third one. My main concern is I think her neck is broken.. she can move it when she really wants to but mostly she hangs it low. I have her inside in a crate as she is standing some times but not willing to walk. She is drinking water and pecking at some feed and scrambled eggs only when I assist holding her chest/neck stable. She did seem to have trouble when eating the eggs and acted as though she couldn't breathe maybe or couldn't swallow well..she jumped backward and flailed a bit but when I give her water or dry feed she seems to do fine (although she pecks only 1 or 2 pieces of feed every 30 seconds or more so she's not getting much). I am giving arnica pellets dissolved in water to treat shock, inflammation, pain and am trying to figure out a neck brace.. I cut a pool noodle so the opening was wider and wrapped a guaze wrap/holder thing around it and her neck to hold it in place but not sure it's enough support as the pool noodle only fits one side of her neck..I thought about adding a thin rod to add the support to the back of her neck to like her shoulder/wing blades area.. she does have 2 possibly broken toes and maybe a small puncture wound but it doesn't look like much when I try to move her feathers away there is some stuck to maybe some dried blood but it only looks pink not bloody and I don't see a hole or anything, I'm putting silver on it currently.

Any recommendations or advice or pictures of neck braces you've made would be appreciated as well!

https://realfoodrn.com/how-we-lovingly-healed-our-chicken-with-a-broken-neck/

https://cychicken.com/article/how-to-set-a-broken-bone-in-a-chicken

 

[McChooky]

Rehabilitating her will likely require her being confined indoors or a garage

 

[Mycrazyfarm24]

My cousin worked for a garbage company once and found a rooster in a bag still alive with a broke neck.He took it home and braced it with a stick and it got better.It was so mean he had to re-home it

Well that's crazy to come across! It's so nice to hear he rehabilitated the rooster though!

 

[Mycrazyfarm24]

Update:
Well.. I have not reset any broken bones I was too nervous to try. She's been in my bathroom since the attack. I couldn't keep the brace that I made on her but she seems to have gotten stronger.. she will stand up and stretch and eat on her own now (previously she only would if i put one hand on her chest to stabilize her and brought the food up to her). I gave her some dry feed mixed with water to start and when I saw she was willing to stand and eat I made her scrambled egg and she loved it. I then mixed scrambled egg with chopped carrots, cooked corn, cooked white beans (she loves those), chopped cranberries, and pumpkin seeds and she has been eating that well. I have rotated all different kinds of liquid: plain water, rooster booster add in, water with Arnica Montana dissolved, oregano tea.. and she was drinking some of everything but not much of anything since 2 days ago but since she's eating fresh food I add some water to it as well. I have taken her outside 2 times now and she walked (fell over once) and seemed to enjoy being out but the others want to peck her, of course, so I have to stay with her and fend them off. I'm hopeful for a recovery but I think it's going to take much more time..