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[Dartanion]

I just can't get her to stay still so it can heal.I have tried everything,almost everything.I going to try a chicken chair and make it with a foam cup.I am just not sure what to use to hold her up.I've googled it but that doesn't help.I'm worried because the tendon keeps popping out of place.I have a Pet Chicken book that says to crush a sleeping pill then take a tiny amount to mix in the water,it's supposed to relax her so she will heal.Any advice?

 

[ten chicks]

I just can't get her to stay still so it can heal.I have tried everything,almost everything.I going to try a chicken chair and make it with a foam cup.I am just not sure what to use to hold her up.I've googled it but that doesn't help.I'm worried because the tendon keeps popping out of place.I have a Pet Chicken book that says to crush a sleeping pill then take a tiny amount to mix in the water,it's supposed to relax her so she will heal.Any advice?

Tendons usually snap out of place several times,do not get discouraged. Snap back into place,wrap tendon with vet wrap/medical tape,even duct tape works in an emergency. Wrap to brace/keep tendon in place,be careful it is not too tight,you do not want to cut off circulation.

Leave wrapped for approx 1 week,remove and check tendon,if still not healed,rewrap for another week,they can take weeks to heal so again do not get discouraged. Check wrapping daily to make sure it is not tight,if too tight you will notice swelling/discoloration of leg.

No to the sleeping pills,you might accidentally kill her. It is difficult to keep a chick still,just do your best,the wrapped leg should work.

I have successfully treated this in an adult rooster,i snapped/pressed into place daily/wrapped leg,after about 2 weeks,leg was fine. I did limit his mobility in a cage. I also did stretching exercise,gently pull leg back(like they would do while normally stretching)do this couple times a day,this stretches tendon and helps to keep it in place. If you notice your chick is stressed with the stretching,either stop or possibly you are pulling to hard.

Note: dislocated tendons can be painful,make sure she is eating/drinking.

 

[Dartanion]

Ok,I'll try,but as in sleeping pill,it's for chicken to relax them.I got it from a livestock vet a while back.It just don't say I can give to chicks specifically.It does say for all birds and it says mix one per 10 gallons of water.I thought I posted it was not a people pill the first....oopsie.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

probably benadryl, i dont know about chickens but they give it to everything else. ihave heard people give aspirin to grown chickens for pain its too bad they cant have tylenol it would reduce inflamation but again i have heard people give prednisone and that would work good if you can find out if its safe and a dose for such a little guy.

 

[JWEBB]

I just can't get her to stay still so it can heal.I have tried everything,almost everything.I going to try a chicken chair and make it with a foam cup.I am just not sure what to use to hold her up.I've googled it but that doesn't help.I'm worried because the tendon keeps popping out of place.I have a Pet Chicken book that says to crush a sleeping pill then take a tiny amount to mix in the water,it's supposed to relax her so she will heal.Any advice?

Chick Doughnut

• Used for injured chicks and chickens that are having problems staying upright.
  
• Twist a soft washcloth or similar cloth into a coil and place it in the brooder in the shape of a doughnut. Place the injured chick in the "doughnut" hole and adjust the doughnut so its body is supported.
• Remove the chick and "fluff up" and reshape the cloth once or twice a day to help prevent the chick from developing "bedsores."
  • Sprinkling a little baby powder or corn starch on the places where the chick's body rubs might also help??

Chick Playpen

• Used for chicks that are having leg problems or other problems tipping over.
• The Playpen helps in treating Splayed Leg by restricting sideways travel, and encouraging chick to push up with legs and develop correct muscles. It also helps keep the chick from getting picked on or trampled by others, while allowing it to still interact some.
• A chick being put in a Playpen to treat Splayed Leg needs to also wear Leg Hobbles.
• Place a 16-oz. plastic container (such as the smaller ones used for cottage cheese) in the brooder a couple inches further from the heat lamp than the other chicks are staying. There the chick won't be too hot or too cold.
  • Caution: If the temperature in the room will vary more than a little during the day, you should NOT leave the chick in the Playpen unless you will be there to move the Playpen nearer or further from heat lamp to adapt.
• Place a soft cloth in the container. Crumple it so that there are high spaces and low spaces, where the chick can prop itself up.
• Remove the chick and "fluff up" and reshape the cloth once or twice a day to help prevent the chick from developing "bedsores."
  • Sprinkling a little baby powder or corn starch on the places where the chick's body rubs might also help.
• Another chick may occasionally climb in, too, and that is alright. When the recovering chick has built up enough leg strength, it will climb out of the playpen, also.
• Chick or Bird Sling (or Chair)
  
  
  * KEEP IN MIND: You need to daily gently scratch potentially itchy spots that the Sling prevents the bird from reaching with its feet or beak. If you don't, the bird will be pretty miserable and can develop terribly itchy, swollen welts from lack of normal skin stimulation.
  * CAUTION: A bird in a Sling can drown if it drops its head forward into a water dish when going to sleep. See "Prevent Drowning in Water Dish"section.
  • Used for injured chicks and chickens. Especially helpful during healing time after you put a slipped hock tendon back into place.
  • A variety of designs can be used.
  • Depending on design, Sling keeps chick either from bearing much weight with legs and walking, or (usually) even being able to touch the ground with its legs or feet.
    • If your chicken is recovering from Slipped Hock Tendon, it may be important for the legs not be able to reach the ground (There is some debate on this). The bird may be suspended with its legs just hanging freely or in not-too-tight casts shaped in gently bent angle. In this position, the chick won't try to use its legs as much. Its legs need relaxed rest in their normal position until the tendon(s) have stretched and adjusted back to the right place and shape.
    • If your bird is recovering from a Broken Leg or Foot, it is important for the legs not be able to reach the ground, so that the bird does not practice using its legs until healed enough that it can use them equally. A bird that uses one leg a lot more than the other will OFTEN develop Twisted Leg, which is usually progressive and is not curable.
  • A plastic container or Kleenex box can be used for the suspending frame. Cut holes in the sides to allow you to see the legs to check that they haven't gotten caught in "seat" part of Sling.
  • "Seat" part of the Sling is like a hammock. It should be hung in a hole cut in the center of the top of the frame. Seat should be lined with something soft-ish. Cut out a hole for each leg and a poop hole. Seat should be simple enough that the bird's legs don't get twisted around a lot when putting the bird into the chair.
  • You may want to add a flap that fastens across the chick's back to help keep it from squirming out of the Sling.
  • Check chicken periodically for "bedsores." Reposition the chicken slightly every so often and also possibly dust lightly with cornstarch to help prevent discomfort & chafing.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

thats a good post JWEBB, i seen a chair that someone used a nylon knee high and tied the top to the brooder, reminded me of a johnny jump up i used to put my kids in. haha

 

[JWEBB]

OMG that would be PERFECT! I'm gonna remember that nylon trick granny! thank you!

Dartanion: you CAN keep that chick immobilized.. I have faith in you. You are the boss not the little diva chick lol.

Its okay and they will love you later when their leg is healed. Its kinda like putting a victrola cone on a dog after a surgery or injury... they dont like it and its clumsy.. but you gotta do it so they dont pull stitches out or whatnot.. just bite the bullet and be strong hon!

 

[Dartanion]

Ok,I set the tendon back in place and keep her still for 5 days and I thought she was better.She could walk and stretch her leg out and really didn't have any problem,at first.Well,now her foot has turned outwards and it seems to hurt her.She can still stretch it out but she chooses not to try and walk on it.So now I'm back to square one only it's ten times worse.Any advice?

 

[JWEBB]

Well, I don't know. I probably would not make her suffer at this point if its painful to her. Its really hard with little ones to fix them sometimes. I just don't know.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

can you post another picture?