Chicken with dislocated hock

[foxycoxy]

Has anyone ever fixed a young chicken just getting her adult feathers who looks like she's had a dislocated hock for done time???? Any advice???? I got her today as they were going to cull her

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

Glad you joined the flock! Have a look here: https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry Good luck with her!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Oh I am so sorry about your bird! I have never encountered this situation. Follow that link that Sumi has left for you. I hope you can get her healed up soon.

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

If she has slipped the tendon in her hock, unfortunately it is a poor outlook for her. Hope the info above is helpful.

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Sorry about your new chick, hope she is OK. You might also want to post in the Emergencies forum (with pictures if you can) for suggestions https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

I'm sorry about your bird!!

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you decided to join our flock. I'm sorry about your chicken's hock. Sumi and Kelsie2290 have given you some good links. Please feel free to ask any other questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. I hope your chicken recovers.

 

[drumstick diva]

I used to show dogs and I know in some breeds there was a prevalence of "slipped stifles," - they used to hop like a bunny rabbit if forced to keep moving. But they would slip in and out of the joint and the dog could still get around. I assume if it was severe enough they would be put down. But, I knew of many champions (I used to work for a dog handler) that had bad slips in both hind legs. It generally wasn't crippling like hip dysplasia .

I don't know if this relates to chickens at all. To be frank I never thought about them having hocks period.

 

[foxycoxy]

Good news!!!! We manipulated her leg without too much stress and she's now in a splint. Eating up a storm do fingers crossed it works!!!!

 

[Michael OShay]

Good news!!!! We manipulated her leg without too much stress and she's now in a splint. Eating up a storm do fingers crossed it works!!!!

That's great news. We will keep our fingers crossed. Good luck with her.