Help! Broken leg!

[Silly Indie]

I’m so pleased to announce that sweet Flap managed to stand up all by herself for the first time since her accident! I went out on the porch (where we put her crate during the day so she can socialize) to feed the cats when I looked in on her to see how she was doing and talk to her and there she was! Standing! She wasn’t fully bearing weight on her bad leg, rather using it to help balance her but still putting a little bit of pressure on it. She stood there for 30 seconds before she settled back down, we were all so excited to see her stand by herself and I think she sensed that since she was much more talkative than normal. This little old bird amazes me everyday with her fighting spirit and kind personality. Throughout this whole ordeal she’s never once shown signs of depression or unhappiness of any kind (other than the first couple days when she was in a lot of pain). She’s taking longer to heal but I expect that of a 7 year old hen but I’ll take those little victories.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I’m so pleased to announce that sweet Flap managed to stand up all by herself for the first time since her accident! I went out on the porch (where we put her crate during the day so she can socialize) to feed the cats when I looked in on her to see how she was doing and talk to her and there she was! Standing! She wasn’t fully bearing weight on her bad leg, rather using it to help balance her but still putting a little bit of pressure on it. She stood there for 30 seconds before she settled back down, we were all so excited to see her stand by herself and I think she sensed that since she was much more talkative than normal. This little old bird amazes me everyday with her fighting spirit and kind personality. Throughout this whole ordeal she’s never once shown signs of depression or unhappiness of any kind (other than the first couple days when she was in a lot of pain). She’s taking longer to heal but I expect that of a 7 year old hen but I’ll take those little victories.

Go Flap! You can do it

 

[Silly Indie]

Still making lots of progress! Now she’s starting to walk a little bit and be able to stand longer.

 

[Silly Indie]

And, to add to more of the good news… she laid an egg today! Being 7 years old she doesn’t lay often and hasn’t been laying since her accident until now that is!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

This is good news!

 

[Silly Indie]

I guess it’s time for another Flap update. Changed her wrappings tonight and was pleased to see that her leg is no longer flopping around! However it has healed slightly slanted and the hock is partially fused, she’s able to move it a little bit but not a lot. I’m struggling with making a sling that is comfortable, supportive, and easy to install in her crate. I tried the underwear one but it was kinda restrictive on her chest area and she didn’t like it. Any ideas to try there would be helpful. Another thing I was considering to get her more mobility was physical therapy, maybe walking through belly deep water? She’s able to stand and take a few unsteady steps so that’s a start. Still very cheery and sassy (wasn’t happy about us disturbing her sleep to change her bandages so she made her grumbly, growly noises she makes when something annoys her).

Her this evening, enjoying the setting sun rays and some scratch grains. She figured out how to use her bad leg to scratch at the ground and was pretty pleased with herself.

 

[Buckingham Palace]

Yay. I’m so glad she doing better and is happy. i loved reading the updates oh her getting better and better.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Have you searched google images and youtube for chicken slings?

I'm glad to hear she's still making improvements! Not sure about therapy. All she may need is her leg stabilized/wrapped and you let her out to explore daily.

 

[Silly Indie]

Have you searched google images and youtube for chicken slings?

I'm glad to hear she's still making improvements! Not sure about therapy. All she may need is her leg stabilized/wrapped and you let her out to explore daily.

I haven’t done that yet. I’ll do some research tonight. I can try to set up a small pen for her to start exploring a little bit and using that leg.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She looks good considering all she's been through. She probably like being out in the sun for a little while. Very therapeutic for chickens.
A small pen sounds like a great idea!