Dislocated or broken?

[Justagalwithchicks]

I feel rotten- Louise my 3 1/2 year old EE drinks a lot of water when it's hot. So she gets that watery diarrhea. I wash her backside off daily to try and prevent flystrike. Was washing her off in the kitchen sink with her tucked under my left arm. Her head facing out the back and her fluffy butt facing forward. My cat walked up and it scared her, she flapped and I must've squeezed to hard to hold her. Now she won't use her left wing. It just kinda droops out and away from her body. I can stretch it, move it and manipulate it. She doesn't squawk when doing so. She is eating, drinking and chasing the pullets from treats with no problem. My question is if it's broken would she act like it's ok like this and if so, what do I do? If it's dislocated can I put it back? I'm afraid I would do further damage. Is there a way to tell which one? Any hope it will recover? I'm also worried about her getting up and down from the roost bar, since it knocks her balance off I would think. The roost bar is 12" off the floor in their coop. I already feel rotten as can be, but want to fix this if I can. Louise and I Thank you for any and all help!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I can stretch it, move it and manipulate it. She doesn't squawk when doing so. She is eating, drinking and chasing the pullets from treats with no problem.

I sounds like it's sprained if you can manipulate it and move it around without her showing discomfort.

It can be hard to know what to do, but with the description you have above, if she were mine, I'd just monitor her. Let her move about as she pleases and see if she's able to use the wing to get on the roost.

I had one with a sprained/injured wing years ago, she let it droop for several days, then slowly began holding it more in place, much like a human would "baby" a sore arm and slowly use it more and more with time and healing.