PurpleCArTires
Crowing
Well I have two that are acting off. I am sorry for the long post, but I want to include all the details.
The First is Mary Lou. She is a RIR/EE mix approx. 6 months old. I found her one morning holding her leg up. I immediately inspected her - found no external injuries or blood, or swelling - so I put her in a segregation pen. I have a feeling she either broke or dislocated her hip. She hobbled around for about a week and then gave up. She wont use her good leg to get around anymore, so now she is in a sling in my living room so she can eat. She has been inside for about a week. She spends a few hours in the sling, then in a small cage with rolled towels to help her balance. and during the day she goes outside and lays around in the grass and sun. At first her "broken leg" just hung like a wet noodle, but over the past two days she is starting to move her toes and pull the leg into her body. SO I believe she is recovering. She does try to stand on the good leg, but steps on her wing and falls over. She still eats like a horse and has normal poo. I am looking for tips on anything I can do to help. I have given her nutridrench and extra protein (in the form of scrambled eggs and meat bird mash).
The second chicken is Midget. She is a RSL/Freedom Ranger mix approx. 1 year old. She was born with very short legs and a small body, but she has always been extremely spunky. The day before we went on vacation at the start of October, I was putting food in their bowls and I accidently spilled some on her head. She froze and screamed bloody murder. After about a minute she stopped screaming and just went on with her business of eating. I didn't think much of it until I came back from vacation and found her sleeping on the floor instead of roosting. This was around the same time Mary Lou "broke" her hip, so I put her in the separate pen with Mary Lou to watch her. She would just lay around in the grass. eventually she got so weak, I could just push her over and she would roll with her legs strait up in the air. I thought about culling her. But the day I decided to do it, she was up and eating like nothing happened. WTFFF Midget?! So for about a week she was fine, so I attempted to move her back into the coop. She was immediately pecked by the other hens and they wouldn't let her inside. I found her that night outside in the pouring rain. So I brought her into the house to warm up and dry off. She went into a seizure type episode. She was on her side "walking" in circles with her neck bent far back and huge pupils. I thought she was dying. A few minutes later she stopped and just laid there. I thought she was dead, but she wasn't. So I sat her up and she proceeded to eat like nothing happened. I am thinking this is neurological, she has no external injuries. I am not sure if there is anything I can do for her. I'd like to save her since she is such a cool little lady, but I dont want her to suffer. She has also received nutridrench and extra protein. What are your thoughts?
I was thinking about b-complex, but I am struggling to find how to administer and how much to give them.
Thank you in advance for the replies and your suggestions. I love this forum and I am so thankful to have a place to turn to ask these questions.
The First is Mary Lou. She is a RIR/EE mix approx. 6 months old. I found her one morning holding her leg up. I immediately inspected her - found no external injuries or blood, or swelling - so I put her in a segregation pen. I have a feeling she either broke or dislocated her hip. She hobbled around for about a week and then gave up. She wont use her good leg to get around anymore, so now she is in a sling in my living room so she can eat. She has been inside for about a week. She spends a few hours in the sling, then in a small cage with rolled towels to help her balance. and during the day she goes outside and lays around in the grass and sun. At first her "broken leg" just hung like a wet noodle, but over the past two days she is starting to move her toes and pull the leg into her body. SO I believe she is recovering. She does try to stand on the good leg, but steps on her wing and falls over. She still eats like a horse and has normal poo. I am looking for tips on anything I can do to help. I have given her nutridrench and extra protein (in the form of scrambled eggs and meat bird mash).
The second chicken is Midget. She is a RSL/Freedom Ranger mix approx. 1 year old. She was born with very short legs and a small body, but she has always been extremely spunky. The day before we went on vacation at the start of October, I was putting food in their bowls and I accidently spilled some on her head. She froze and screamed bloody murder. After about a minute she stopped screaming and just went on with her business of eating. I didn't think much of it until I came back from vacation and found her sleeping on the floor instead of roosting. This was around the same time Mary Lou "broke" her hip, so I put her in the separate pen with Mary Lou to watch her. She would just lay around in the grass. eventually she got so weak, I could just push her over and she would roll with her legs strait up in the air. I thought about culling her. But the day I decided to do it, she was up and eating like nothing happened. WTFFF Midget?! So for about a week she was fine, so I attempted to move her back into the coop. She was immediately pecked by the other hens and they wouldn't let her inside. I found her that night outside in the pouring rain. So I brought her into the house to warm up and dry off. She went into a seizure type episode. She was on her side "walking" in circles with her neck bent far back and huge pupils. I thought she was dying. A few minutes later she stopped and just laid there. I thought she was dead, but she wasn't. So I sat her up and she proceeded to eat like nothing happened. I am thinking this is neurological, she has no external injuries. I am not sure if there is anything I can do for her. I'd like to save her since she is such a cool little lady, but I dont want her to suffer. She has also received nutridrench and extra protein. What are your thoughts?
I was thinking about b-complex, but I am struggling to find how to administer and how much to give them.
Thank you in advance for the replies and your suggestions. I love this forum and I am so thankful to have a place to turn to ask these questions.
