Chicken with dislocated hock

[foxycoxy]

. Before manipulation

 

[sumi]

That sounds promising!

 

[foxycoxy]

I'm hoping so! For a girl raised on a farm I'm a total softy when it comes to babies

 

[sumi]

Same here... I hope she recovers from this o.k. Keep us posted?

 

[foxycoxy]

Does anyone know how long I should keep the splint on? She's between 3 to 4 weeks old

 

[sumi]

) for a few days (~5) while re-alignment stabilizes.

(From: https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry site)


I'd remove the splint after 4-5 days and check how she's doing and replace it if needed.

 

[foxycoxy]

Thank you! I'm loving this site

 

[sumi]

 

[foxycoxy]

Update on Angelina la chook..... She seems to be doing great! Legs looking better

 

[foxycoxy]

Before and after shots