Hen found hanging upside down in chicken coop by leg - help.

[CTChickenMom]

If she was jerked hard enough when she fell, she may have dislocated her ankle. That is some swelling, will she let you ice it a bit? We've learned from a childcare worker/friend that a bag of frozen peas works great in place of an ice pack. It forms to the bruise. I'd try putting some frozen peas (bean, carrots, etc.) in a zippered baggie and see if she'll let you put it on her. A couple times a day should help with the swelling. Be careful with Neosporin, the painkillers in it can make the chickie sick. Just use the stuff w/o pain killers.

She doesn't look stressed so thats a good sign. Definitely change her feed though and give her some extra protein. I've never done it but I've heard chickies love yogurt!

 

[sumatra]

I had one do that in the dead of winter. Her foot selled up but eventually it shrank back down--there was no infection. It took several months to get shrunk down. By that time, she was permanently spoiled and still thinks she should be treated like a queen.