Help! My last barred rock is on one leg! Literally!!!!!

[Stajemahal]

I'm one happy chicken mama.

 

[sbhkma]

You should be! Great work

 

[Stajemahal]

Only weird thing going on at the moment is she still won't stand. She kinda scoots around. Both of her legs are straight out underneath her instead of tucked beneath her?

 

[Stajemahal]

Anyone have experience with an injured leg? I can't fix torn ligaments. That may be her fatal flaw...

 

[Kiki]

You may want to read through this to see if you pick up an ideas.
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi @Stajemahal How is she doing today?
There's been so many posts, it's hard to go back and see what everyone suggested/talked about.

Can she stand up at all?
I don't know if anyone mentioned placing her in a sling or not so I will give you that idea. It may help rehabilitate her a bit, torn tendons, I'm just not sure how to fix those.

@KikisGirls gave you a very informative link. Here are a couple of more that you may find helpful.
https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Duerr_Splinting_Manual_2010.pdf
http://www.starlingtalk.com/fractures.htm

 

[Stajemahal]

She is still eating and drinking. I think she is less perky today.
For example- yesterday she was up during the morning. By up I mean alert to the household noises around her.
Today- she is just dozing. She had her first bit of hot dogs today. That perked her up a bit.
I noticed her comb is starting turning white on one side.

@KikisGirls @Wyorp Rock thanks for the great sling links.

 

[Kiki]

She is still eating and drinking. I think she is less perky today.
For example- yesterday she was up during the morning. By up I mean alert to the household noises around her.
Today- she is just dozing. She had her first bit of hot dogs today. That perked her up a bit.
I noticed her comb is starting turning white on one side.

@KikisGirls @Wyorp Rock thanks for the great sling links.

You are feeding her hot dogs?

 

[sbhkma]

HAHAHA that was kinda my reaction too, KikisGirls. I don't even eat hot dogs, much less give em to my chickens. Better to give her green seedless grapes, peas, watermelon, tomato, carrots, sunflower seeds... stuff like that.

 

[Stajemahal]

@KikisGirls
I fed her a hot dog. My toddler wastes lots of food.
Is it bad?