Cemani lost use of leg

[thejaxx]

Can tell fall is almost here. Hawks and coons.....

Within the last two days, my ayam cemani got injured. Not sure if from trying to get away from a hawk, raccoon, jumping down from perch, from porch, etc.

Attached two videos.... need recommendations please.

When I do pick her up, she SCREAMS bloody murder, scared s the first time.

Injury

• thejaxx
• Sep 21, 2018

My Adam Cemani lost use of leg.... screams when I pick her up.

Injury

• thejaxx
• Sep 21, 2018

 

[Eggcessive]

Just looking at the videos, it look like it could possibly be Mareks disease, but a bad injury or sprain may be possible as well. The hock goes down on the ground when the chicken runs and stops, so it could be broken as well, or possibly a hock tendon injury. Would it be possible to just get an xray from your vets? If broken, splinting might help within several weeks. I might at least limit the activity in a dog crate to watch how the chicken gets along. Checking for a scab on the footpad or swelling of joints would be a good thing.Some B complex crushed over food daily might be helpful. Here is a good link with skeletal pictures and splinting techniques for broken bones:
https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Duerr_Splinting_Manual_2010.pdf

 

[thejaxx]

She still has a good appetite and comes when the food is given. Otherwise, she tries to stay hidden. The only chickens not immunized are the ones they hatch themselves, the cemani is immunized.

When I had her last night, the leg would stay in a straight or folded up position when I would palpate it. The muslce tone was soft, not firm like the other leg. I felt no breaks, but who knows, and I could not tell if there was swelling or not.

I almost wonder if she dislocated it at the hip.