Dislocated Wing?

Kale Chips

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Came outside this morning and her wing was sticking straight out. She is acting 100% normal but obviously something happened. When I felt the wing joint it seemed dislocated (compared to the others that I felt) and was slightly warm. I have no idea what to do. Any help would be appreciated!

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I've attached a splinting manual below, it explains how to examine for a fracture etc, and how to splint various types if it's suspected. A figure 8 wrap might help hold it in a normal position.
If vet care is an option for you, in this case an xray might be best.
 

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I've attached a splinting manual below, it explains how to examine for a fracture etc, and how to splint various types if it's suspected. A figure 8 wrap might help hold it in a normal position.
If vet care is an option for you, in this case an xray might be best.
I don't think bringing her to the vet is an option, but am willing to try splinting. If her "elbow" (I think?) is dislocated, is a figure 8 wrap still a good option? I might just have to give it a try to see how it goes, but it would seem painful to bend and wrap a joint that is out of place. And thank you so much for the manual, it has tons of information!
 
We got her wing back into place, however now it looks more like it is broken (compared to pictures seen online). She can still rotate her 'shoulder' but it seems the second joint of her wing is out of whack and causes her wing to droop. She is still managing to get up into the coop with some flapping and she isn't showing any signs of pain. We tried wrapping her yesterday but after 45 minutes of wrapping and re-wrapping, we decided to let her go without. Even if its a little droopy, will it heal ok without a wrap? I'd imagine a wrapped wing is best case scenario, but I'm afraid with the level of skill we demonstrated yesterday we would harm more than help. Thoughts?
 

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