Help! Chicken got stuck in a tree by her wing!

I would take her to a Vet in the morning. With humans, if something is dislocated they need xrays to tell if it went in correctly when they pop it back in place. I would hate to mess with something like that and possibly tear tendons or ligaments in the process. They may already be torn though. Poor thing! I'm sorry, no suggestions here, but to go to the vet.

 

Separate her for sure...maybe with a calm friend. Contact a vet and do not try to pop it back in yourself. You could use vet wrap and tape in the folded position so it does not drag when she walks. Good luck with her.

 

yep. I'd say there's a pretty good chance she's dislocated her wing.

 

Well me personally, I would probably try to pop it back in myself. As far as I know no vets would help me and there is that cost issue. Any torn ligaments will either heal on their own or they won't it's not like I'm gonna pay for repair surgery. If they are already torn beyond natural repair it doesn't seem like they are causing her any unusal amounts of pain that would make putting her down the best option.

Definitely wrap her wing up to her body with vet wrap, either to keep it from dragging, or if you work on her yourself to allow it to heal up before she tries to use it.

 

well, this is what i would do. take it, or leave it. with animals, if something looks askew, stand at the center of ur bird, and look/feel for symetry. secondly, and very slowly. check for range of motion on the uninjured side, followed by the injured side. look under the wing of the injured side, again comparing. look for ruptured blood vessels under the skin, jagged fractures under the skin, anything other than smooth injuries and simple tissue bruising. after having gathered this info, if u have a simple dislocation, there is a possibility that you are able to relocate it. Hold bird still, i reccomend with towel under and on a stable surface. i would have somone place hands on either side of the breast. monitor breathing and pain response and react accordingly. you stand near tail feathers with left hand on joint u suspect is dislocated, with ur right hand, pull the wing out and down, slowly, at the same time apply gentle steady pressure with your left (joint) hand, now, with the wing still extended, move the wing towards the chickens head, slowly and still applying left hand pressure. if you feel a smooth pop, ur in. afterwards without letting the chicken go, wrap the injured wing against the body with vet wrap and say a lil chicken prayer. maybe some tylan, and electrolyte if u have it.
I have seen, and personally relocated a dog hip this way ( with different range of motion) in a vet clinic setting, without sedation, but with slow steady hands and good help. each situation is different. this is only my advice if it is a simple dislocation. You may also google chicken anatomy and look at the joint structure to better understand range of motion prior to attempting. the bandaging afterwards is to allow the ligaments/tendons to recoil and regain strength and elasticity.

good luck. oh p.s. the example i gave was for the chickens anatomical right wing, change the words right and left in accordance with the injured side

 

Hey,
Sorry about her wing. I had a similar problem once and I made a body sock from a pair of pantyhose, (Lord knows i don't wear them anymore.) I cut the toe out and cut a section long enough to go from the neck to the legs, put the sock over the bird and made leg holes and a hole for the undamaged wing. I secured the neck part by fashioning a loose knot from the top section. I tried to keep her wing as stable as possible. I kept the bird in an area where she was safe from predators and gave her plenty of regular food and water. I also fed her plenty of tomatoes that have Vit. C . Within 10 days she was well. Her use of the wing was limited at first, but then she regained about 60% mobility.
I hope this helps.
Good luck!
Bunny in NC

 

Yeah, I would try moving it around and see if you can feel a popping. You can pull it straight out from the bad joint to see if it will go back in, but just wrap it after that with a sticky ace bandage. Over the hurt wing but under the good wing so she can still flap the good one. Keep the wrapping it for 2 weeks and see what happens.