Help i think my chicken has a broken leg

[Montanomom3]

It’s hard to get a photo but her leg is turned outwards all of a sudden today. She is 8 weeks old and we just integrated her and 6 others with out two 12 week hens. I don’t know what to do but she is having trouble. Do you think it’s broken? What can i do?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

How long have you had her and where did she come from? Is there any swelling or extra heat when you feel around? Are you able to see a vet? Did you see it happen? Have you got her separated or is she trying to hang with the others? Is she eating/drinking?

Looks painful.

 

[Montanomom3]

How long have you had her and where did she come from? Is there any swelling or extra heat when you feel around? Are you able to see a vet? Did you see it happen? Have you got her separated or is she trying to hang with the others? Is she eating/drinking?

Looks painful.

I know it does she’s with the rest still i did not see it happen. She still runs super fast with it. I hatched her from some local eggs i got from a lady. I’m not sure on the swelling or heat I’ll have to check it out tomorrow. She is eating and drinking and when i did try to move her leg she didn’t really react at all.

 

[Montanomom3]

Bump

 

[alexisrambles]

Looks more like a dislocation to me. I could be wrong though! Are chickens prone to dislocated hips...? The way that leg bends looks like it is intact just... not in the right place.
How high are your roosts off the ground out of curiosity? And is she heavier than any of the others?

 

[Montanomom3]

Looks more like a dislocation to me. I could be wrong though! Are chickens prone to dislocated hips...? The way that leg bends looks like it is intact just... not in the right place.
How high are your roosts off the ground out of curiosity? And is she heavier than any of the others?

That’s what I’m worried about the hadn’t started trying to roost with the older chickens i thought but I’m afraid she did and tried to jump off and she’s still too little. Here I’ll post a picture

 

[Eggcessive]

It looks to me like a leg bone deformity called valgus deformity. It can occur in one leg or both, and there is no treatment. Here is some reading about it, and scroll down the second link for more pictures:
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul.../noninfectious-skeletal-disorders-in-broilers

https://www.researchgate.net/public..._of_the_Intertarsal_Joint_in_Broiler_Chickens

 

[Montanomom3]

Here is the roost it’s about 4ft off the ground.

 

[Montanomom3]

It looks to me like a leg bone deformity called valgus deformity. It can occur in one leg or both, and there is no treatment. Here is some reading about it, and scroll down the second link for more pictures:
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul.../noninfectious-skeletal-disorders-in-broilers

https://www.researchgate.net/public..._of_the_Intertarsal_Joint_in_Broiler_Chickens

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Just it just show up out of nowhere? She was perfectly normal until 3 days ago she will be 9 weeks this week.

 

[alexisrambles]

Hmmmm.... I agree with @Eggcessive. That does look like this deformity. If it is that, she should be fine right? She'll just learn to deal with it?