Hi!
I was refilling my chickens' waterers and I heard some flapping. It turns out, one of my hens had flown off the roost and gotten her wing tangled in the string I use for hanging one waterer. I immediately rescued her and untangled the string. One of her feathers fell out as I did this. She was only hanging for a few seconds. Is her wing broken? What do you do for a broken wing?
Info:
She is a white Leghorn hen, about 8 1/2 months old.
She is dangling her right wing.
This happened about ten minutes ago.
No other chickens are experiencing this.
She doesn't look like she's bleeding.
She flew off a roost and was dangling by her wing. One feather fell out.
She ate normally when offered mash.
She hasn't pooped so far.
I haven't treated her at all, other than untangling her.
I do not have access to a vet.
She lives with twelve other hens in a 4x6 coop with a 12x16 run.
She laid an egg earlier today.
Pictures: Note- some wing dangling may be from heat.
I was refilling my chickens' waterers and I heard some flapping. It turns out, one of my hens had flown off the roost and gotten her wing tangled in the string I use for hanging one waterer. I immediately rescued her and untangled the string. One of her feathers fell out as I did this. She was only hanging for a few seconds. Is her wing broken? What do you do for a broken wing?
Info:
She is a white Leghorn hen, about 8 1/2 months old.
She is dangling her right wing.
This happened about ten minutes ago.
No other chickens are experiencing this.
She doesn't look like she's bleeding.
She flew off a roost and was dangling by her wing. One feather fell out.
She ate normally when offered mash.
She hasn't pooped so far.
I haven't treated her at all, other than untangling her.
I do not have access to a vet.
She lives with twelve other hens in a 4x6 coop with a 12x16 run.
She laid an egg earlier today.
Pictures: Note- some wing dangling may be from heat.