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[shannon acreman]

I have a Rhode Island Red hen that acts like it has a broke leg going on two weeks it want walk on it are put no pressure on it she just lays down all day and want walk what would you recommended I need to do

 

[BantamLover21]

How old is she? Could you post a photo of her and her bad leg(s)? I would suspect some sort of injury, a vitamin deficiency, or Marek's Disease.

 

[dawg53]

I have a Rhode Island Red hen that acts like it has a broke leg going on two weeks it want walk on it are put no pressure on it she just lays down all day and want walk what would you recommended I need to do

It's possible she may have pulled or sprained a tendon or ligament from jumping down from a high roost or some other high place. If your roosts are high up, I recommend that you lower them and eliminate other high places that birds can jump from.
Put your RIR hen in a cage and isolate her, provide her feed and water. The reason you need to cage her is to limit her movement to prevent further injury and let the leg heal. She needs plenty of rest and relaxation in order to heal. You can purchase vitamin B complex tablets at a pharmacy, crush several of them into powder and sprinkle the powder on top of her feed in order for her to eat it. Vitamin B complex may or may not help speed up healing depending on the severity of the injury. Keep her caged for 5 days, then release her and see if she can walk. If not, recage her for 7 days and continue with the vitamin B complex. Then release her the 7th day and see if there's improvement. If not, stop the vitamin B complex treatment. Leg injuries take time to heal. Sometimes it might take a week, several weeks, months, or never. After about 2-3 weeks and there's no improvement, it becomes a quality of life issue. It'll be your decision to continue treatment or cull her.
I've dealt with these injuries. I've had very good success with hens, not so good with roosters. Since your hen has been like this for 2 weeks, it may be difficult for her to recover. The sooner isolation and recovery begins, the better their chances are walking/running normal again. Good luck.

 

[shannon acreman]

. This is my Rir hen she looks like her right foot is turned in a lot like she has a clubbed foot what cases may this be

 

[dawg53]

Is your RIR hen walking? If so, clubbed foot or not, I'd be thankful.

 

[shannon acreman]

She just started limping Around on it is it any cure for it

 

[ten chicks]

Have you checked for a slipped tendon? Do this by running thumbs down back of leg from hock to shank,press down while doing this. If tendon has slipped.you can feel it,it will feel loose/springy almost like an elastic band,compare to other leg so you can feel the difference. When you press down you will feel tendon snap back into place,this may have to be done several times a day or wrap to keep tendon in place. You can also do stretching exercises,gently stretch leg back(like bird would do while normally stretching)this helps to stretch tendon.

I have successfully treated this in an adult rooster,he was walking just like the photo of your girl,he was also using wings for balance. Took him approx 2 weeks to heal,the only thing i did differently from what most suggest is that i did not limit mobility,i would check his leg several times a day pressing tendon back into place and encouraged walking. The reason i let him walk around is i did not want tendon to stiffen up.