Help! Hen has Injured foot!

[Shezadandy]

I leave my oyster shells out in the run too, along with food and water. Glad to hear the "hit the mark" with the poop board, LOL

 

[JoeInPA]

I leave my oyster shells out in the run too, along with food and water. Glad to hear the "hit the mark" with the poop board, LOL

Well... mostly hit it When I got back from TSC today she was up on the roost in her usual spot about to go to sleep. She seems like she is pretty much doing fine, hopefully the limp will heal on its own. She's too combative for any confinement and as aart mentioned wrapping it may not be a good idea. So for now I'm just going to leave her go and observe.

 

[Eggcessive]

Glad that she is doing okay. She is a determined hen.

 

[Echilde]

I had a hen who injured her leg and was acting just as you have described. I assumed she had broken it when jumping off the roost, since I could only find some swelling high up on her leg and no other visible injuries. I put her in my basement in a cage and after about 3 weeks she was ready to go back outside. She still had a bit of a limp, but that cleared up after another week or so. If you have somewhere inside, it may be easier on her to be alone and rest.

 

[aart]

I put her in my basement in a cage and after about 3 weeks she was ready to go back outside. She still had a bit of a limp, but that cleared up after another week or so. If you have somewhere inside, it may be easier on her to be alone and rest.

How did it go re-integrating her?
Best not to remove them from the flock unless absolutely necessary.

 

[Echilde]

@aart She was fine. There was one hen who wasn't happy with her return, but that blew over after a short screaming match lol. She was accepted right back in. It may have helped that she is a few years old and they all have little cliques they stay with. It's like having a bunch of high school girls and their kid sisters

 

[Shezadandy]

It's funny, the bigger my flock got, the easier it was to take hens in and out for however long with little issue. When there were only 10 - it was a huge drama. Later on, having a rooster or roosters in the mix helped too. Now I can remove one for weeks - and no big deal putting her back.

 

[Echilde]

It's funny, the bigger my flock got, the easier it was to take hens in and out for however long with little issue. When there were only 10 - it was a huge drama. Later on, having a rooster or roosters in the mix helped too. Now I can remove one for weeks - and no big deal putting her back.

I agree. I have so many now they probably barely notice when one leaves. Nor do they really care when new ones show up. I imagine they just roll eyes and go back to tearing up my yard!

 

[aart]

It's funny, the bigger my flock got, the easier it was to take hens in and out for however long with little issue. When there were only 10 - it was a huge drama. Later on, having a rooster or roosters in the mix helped too. Now I can remove one for weeks - and no big deal putting her back.

I agree. I have so many now they probably barely notice when one leaves. Nor do they really care when new ones show up. I imagine they just roll eyes and go back to tearing up my yard!

Ahh, big flocks.......OP's flock is small, under 10....so separation might not be good in his case.

 

[Shezadandy]

It's funny, the bigger my flock got, the easier it was to take hens in and out for however long with little issue. When there were only 10 - it was a huge drama. Later on, having a rooster or roosters in the mix helped too. Now I can remove one for weeks - and no big deal putting her back.

I agree. I have so many now they probably barely notice when one leaves. Nor do they really care when new ones show up. I imagine they just roll eyes and go back to tearing up my yard!

Exactly. It's like living in a busy downtown building where nobody really cares what the neighbors are up to vs. living in a small town where a moving truck causes a big to-do.
I just put the returning hen into a nest box and off she goes.