Chick with slipped tendon?

[LhickenChicken]

I have an approx ten week old EE pullet. She is displaying some symptoms of slipped tendon. She doesn't want to put weight on her left leg, and doesn't want to eat or drink even though her crop's empty. I force fed her mash and egg yolk yesterday, and also force-watered her but it seemed she didn't drink much. I'm very worried about her. She spends most of her time sitting on her right leg, and can't keep her balance when she's on the roost. Please, help me with Muffin, because she is one of two of my EE pullets.

 

[Kelnobbs]

Have you got any pictures of the leg? Slipped tendon makes the leg and foot twist out or in. Or feel the hock and see if you can feel the tendon on the outside or inside of the hock?

 

[Eggcessive]

Slipped tendons usually happen at hatch, but this could be a sprain or tendon injury. Has she always looked normal as she walked? Pictures could help.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry that I haven’t kept up with your thread until now. Is that a bumble foot scab on her left footpad? Do you think the joint in her leg is swollen? She might be injured, but if her foot pad has a scab that might be why she is limping. Have you ever had Mareks in your flock before? That is sweet about Big Buff being her bodyguard.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would limit her activity to see if her leg improves. Antibiotics may help if she has a joint infection with bumblefoot. Slings are helpful if they will stay in them and tolerate them, and not injure themselves getting out. Take her out often to rest and sleep. But they are great for eating since you can put food and water within reach.

 

[Eggcessive]

Amoxicillin is easy enough to get as Aqua Mox online for fish. Clindamycin or cephalexin might be good if it was a bone infection. But since there is no scab, it may be a sprain or injury.

 

[LhickenChicken]

Have you got any pictures of the leg? Slipped tendon makes the leg and foot twist out or in. Or feel the hock and see if you can feel the tendon on the outside or inside of the hock?

I will try to feel the tendon... And I will also take pictures in a bit.

 

[LhickenChicken]

I will try to feel the tendon... And I will also take pictures in a bit.

It is definitely the left leg. The hock is swollen, and it feels like there is something hard jutting out. What does the tendon look like?

Another improvement is that she ate some egg today. I mixed the egg white and yolk together, and force fed her some of it. after a while she ate some on her own.

 

[LhickenChicken]

Slipped tendons usually happen at hatch, but this could be a sprain or tendon injury. Has she always looked normal as she walked? Pictures could help.

She always looked normal when she walked, but in the last week or so, she started complaining she couldn't get on the roost, started sitting for no reason, and balancing with her wing when she walked. I will try for pictures later on. I have to get cracking for evening chores so hopefully I will get a picture then. She is sitting outside with her friend Big Blue who is a cockerel.

 

[LhickenChicken]

I got pictures. After looking at her leg, the left leg is inflamed. I don't exactly know what is causing the inflammation, but here are some pictures.
Bad leg

Good leg

Good leg standing

Bad leg standing