Chicken Wheelchair Needed for Paralyzed Hen

[Awooten]

I have a 4 year old paralyzed hen and am looking for a chicken wheelchair. Her legs have been partially paralyzed for about 4 months but she is eating, drinking, and pooping normally...and otherwise in good spirits. She cannot sit or stand. Does anyone have a used chair to sell? Any advice on therapy for my hen? I don't think she had Marek's and suspect botulism. I rigged a t-shirt sling for her and she seems to like it, but I need something that is more durable.

 

[Awooten]

Thanks to everyone for your responses! Miss Matilda is spending New Year's Eve in the house under the Christmas tree. She has new digs...a sling that I rigged over a box that allows her to sit up and even try to stand. She's enjoying a buffet of fresh pumpkin, sage, parsley, and greens from the garden over a bed of cooked rice with vitamins and her normal organic chicken food. I plan to build her a little wheelchair when I have the time. For now, it's simply an old towel with cut outs for legs stretched over a cardboard box. The towel is attached to the sides of the box with heavy duty clips. She seems very happy that she can sit up!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Here is a Chicken Wheelchair site:
https://chickentherapychairs.weebly.com/
Perhaps you can get a wheelchair from there. If all else fails, you can use the design and build your own. I've never heard of chicken wheelchairs until I saw this post. It make me wish I knew about them a few years back when I had this cockerel named Kai. One of his legs was crippled since birth.
Hope that helps, and that your hen does better. I'm glad to hear that she will be able to use one.

 

[Awooten]

If she is paralyzed, would she be able to move a wheelchair?

If she is paralyzed, would she be able to move a wheelchair?

She can move her legs enough to scoot on her side but cannot sit or stand on them. I think she may be able to move a wheelchair. At a minimum, it would keep her upright and give her some good therapy.

 

[Awooten]

A chicken wheelchair like what's used for this hen? http://www.poultrydvm.com/cases/neptune-the-chicken

Yes. I saw this one online...made in Australia...and very expensive. I'm hoping to find a less expensive used one in the US.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

When you do make a chair for her, we would love to see it!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

If she is paralyzed, would she be able to move a wheelchair?

 

[Soy Milano]

A chicken wheelchair like what's used for this hen? http://www.poultrydvm.com/cases/neptune-the-chicken

 

[SurferchickinSB]

A chicken wheelchair like what's used for this hen? http://www.poultrydvm.com/cases/neptune-the-chicken

That’s cool, looks like you could make one out of PVC pipe.

 

[Awooten]

Here is a Chicken Wheelchair site:
https://chickentherapychairs.weebly.com/
Perhaps you can get a wheelchair from there. If all else fails, you can use the design and build your own. I've never heard of chicken wheelchairs until I saw this post. It make me wish I knew about them a few years back when I had this cockerel named Kai. One of his legs was crippled since birth.
Hope that helps, and that your hen does better. I'm glad to hear that she will be able to use one.

Thanks! I found a YouTube video on how to make a wheelchair but I don't have the time right now. I have had ducks and chickens with leg injuries over the years and the wheelchair would certainly be helpful for therapy and recovery!