Help! Urgent no vet due to pandemic! Broken/strained leg of baby chicken

Sam316

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I have this 2 month old baby chicken. Cannot get a vet due to the pandemic situation. I am not sure if he has broken his leg or its strained. It's eating drinking normal. Poop is normal. Acting normal. Checked for bumble foot and that is not the case. Less movement due to pain in the ankle. He is unable to put it's ankle on the floor. I tried to administer it with turmeric. He tries to stand but after few takes he sits down. He is unable to put his feet on the ground. No clicking sounds in the leg. No discoloration. No open wounds. Minute swelling I guess because of the pain. please suggest he is in so much pain right now.
 
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Can you post some photos of the chick standing up by itself? Let's see a whole body shot, front and back.

What do you feed including treats?
How is the chick housed?
 
The baby chicken moves freely in the lawn and during night it's inside the house. She eats her chicken feed apart from that she likes boiled potatoes and cooked rice and he has also eaten 1-2 small lizards. He is also stretching his injured leg and that legs fingers are also ok
 

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The baby chicken moves freely in the lawn and during night it's inside the house. She eats her chicken feed apart from that she likes boiled potatoes and cooked rice and he has also eaten 1-2 small lizards. He is also stretching his injured leg and that legs fingers are also ok
Are you in the US?

I would fee her chick starter and get some B-Complex and give her 1/4 tablet once a day. Omit the potatoes and cooked rice, just feed chick starter for now.
The leg joint looks swollen and inflamed on the "good" leg. I'm not sure what's going on there, but this is something that you may not be able to correct.

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What does the chick look like - his face, comb, etc.? Can you get some photos of all of him?
@Saaniya may be able to give you some tips about foods.
 
Do I see some bite marks on the injured ankle?
 
Here are some full pics. To me eyes wattle comb seem fine. Please tell
 

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