chicken can’t walk or put weight on her leg

[ih8frijoles]

Hi everyone, My wyandotte started limping 2 days ago. I didn’t let them out on the day i found her so i can’t say if she injured herself flying down her roosting bar or if our rooster hurt her but what i thought was just a sprain is starting to scare me because she seems worse now. She was able to hop to drink water when i found her but now it seems like she can barely even keep her balance and is instead just laying down and this sort of wheezing has started. She’ll also start to randomly cry out.

I gave her flockleader 911 in her water and am now cross about to what else to do. Thinking of giving her ibuprofen for the pain as well as vetrx for the wheezing and maybe vitamin e and B complex.There aren’t any vets who specialize in chickens where i live so if anyone can give me any advice or suggestions of what else i could give her Id appreciate it thank you !

 

[SmiYa0126]

@Wyorp Rock @azygous @Eggcessive please help?

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you have any pictures of her? How old is she? Have you seen any respiratory symptoms before? Are there any injuries, scrapes, swelling, or green bruising on her legs or feet? Can she stand up or walk? Is she being picked on? Look at her lower belly for any swelling under the vent. You may need to separate her in a wire dog crate in the coop with food, water, and bedding. Place her water and food close to her. Chicken sling chairs can be made to help with eating and drinking, and they can be let out of them for periods of rest. Here are some examples:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/

 

[ih8frijoles]

Do you have any pictures of her? How old is she? Have you seen any respiratory symptoms before? Are there any injuries, scrapes, swelling, or green bruising on her legs or feet? Can she stand up or walk? Is she being picked on? Look at her lower belly for any swelling under the vent. You may need to separate her in a wire dog crate in the coop with food, water, and bedding. Place her water and food close to her. Chicken sling chairs can be made to help with eating and drinking, and they can be let out of them for periods of rest. Here are some examples:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/

we dealt with cocci a few months ago but she’s just breathing heavily. I gave her a bath and her vent looks clean her underside isn’t swollen. She is inside, has been since the day i found her limping.

She didn’t want her normal food but she did eat an egg. Her foot doesn’t look swollen, after the bath I’m leaning towards its broken because she refuses to put any weight on it and when i touch it its just limp she can’t even grab my fingers. Oh ! and she’s less than a year old about 10 months old. Her right side also looks puffy I’ve tried to find an scratches or anything because our rooster did try to get on top of her when I went to get her but haven’t found any. Finally, I have a video if her breathing but don’t know how to upload it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My wyandotte started limping 2 days ago. I didn’t let them out on the day i found her so i can’t say if she injured herself flying down her roosting bar or if our rooster hurt her but what i thought was just a sprain is starting to scare me because she seems worse now. She was able to hop to drink water when i found her but now it seems like she can barely even keep her balance and is instead just laying down and this sort of wheezing has started. She’ll also start to randomly cry out.

I gave her flockleader 911 in her water and am now cross about to what else to do. Thinking of giving her ibuprofen for the pain as well as vetrx for the wheezing and maybe vitamin e and B complex.

gave her flockleader 911 in her water and am now cross about to what else to do. Thinking of giving her ibuprofen for the pain as well as vetrx for the wheezing and maybe vitamin e and B complex.

I’m leaning towards its broken because she refuses to put any weight on it and when i touch it its just limp she can’t even grab my fingers. Oh ! and she’s less than a year old about 10 months old. Her right side also looks puffy

For Video, Upload to Youtube and provide a link.

Alternatively, you can upload to the BYC Gallery, the link shows you how. If you do use the Gallery, please tell us so we can find it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-to-upload-videos-to-the-gallery.1631126/

Her Right Side is puffy. What does it look like under her wing, is it air filled? Do you see any bruising (greenish skin)?

 

[ih8frijoles]

For Video, Upload to Youtube and provide a link.

Alternatively, you can upload to the BYC Gallery, the link shows you how. If you do use the Gallery, please tell us so we can find it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-to-upload-videos-to-the-gallery.1631126/

Her Right Side is puffy. What does it look like under her wing, is it air filled? Do you see any bruising (greenish skin)?

Thank you idk why youtube didn’t cross my mind

Here’s a link :

I did check although not thoroughly and everything seemed fine no bruising or scratch marks. I’ll have to recheck her tomorrow with some help because she did start to flap around alot.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Keep us posted on how she's doing.

I'd check to see if there's an air bubble under the wings.

What's her crop like?

 

[ih8frijoles]

Keep us posted on how she's doing.

I'd check to see if there's an air bubble under the wings.

What's her crop like?

Hi , so sorry for such a late reply i had some problems with my email and couldn’t respond.

But, she stopped eating yesterday and today i noticed she has worms lol i don’t know what to do about that other than start her on some type of dewormer but her sneezing and other respiratory noises still haven’t gotten better only worse and her comb seems to have become a dark purple

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi , so sorry for such a late reply i had some problems with my email and couldn’t respond.

But, she stopped eating yesterday and today i noticed she has worms lol i don’t know what to do about that other than start her on some type of dewormer but her sneezing and other respiratory noises still haven’t gotten better only worse and her comb seems to have become a dark purple

What did the worms look like? Roundworms?


To treat most worms that poultry can have except for Tapeworm you can use Safeguard (Fenbendazole) or Valbazen (Albendazole). Both are given orally by weight; they do not mix well with water.

Safeguard dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row.
---OR---
Valbazen dose is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days

Here's how to give oral medications:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[ih8frijoles]

What did the worms look like? Roundworms?


To treat most worms that poultry can have except for Tapeworm you can use Safeguard (Fenbendazole) or Valbazen (Albendazole). Both are given orally by weight; they do not mix well with water.

Safeguard dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row.
---OR---
Valbazen dose is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days

Here's how to give oral medications:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

omg thank you for responding quickly was kinda losing my mind. I attached a photo, those are some of her poop from right now. I’ll have to see if Tractor supply has any or order it online.