Hen with dislocated/broken leg

[Melabella]

Congratualtions!

That is one lucky chicken to have you! I am so sorry to hear about Louise. It is a horrible thing stress, for humans, animals, plants, anything!

Here is wishing a speedy recovery to Thelma,, ,Hoping she will be

running around soon! I am so happy for you!

Good Luck!

MB

 

[Melabella]

Just checking in to see how Thelma,, and Louise are doing?

Hoping that no news is good news!

MB

 

[cowcreekgeek]

Good news is that Thelma pulled through! The surgery went well and she is eating, drinking and pooping. Louise was very upset and lonely and plucked a lot of feathers out while Thelma was in surgery.

With all of the stress, neither has laid any eggs. From all of the research I have done, stress is a great factor in egg laying. Does their body make an egg regardless but they just don't push it out? Hence, are there eggs backed up in their system or do they just not make any eggs? Any advice is appreciated.

Soon to come, I will be building a rehab chicken tractor enclosure. I will post pictures within a few days.

Thank you.
Chante'

Welcome to BYC, and thanks for sharing your experience ... might help others, should such a thing happen.

There are many greens that have a great deal of calcium, and Vitamin D is req'd as well.

Putting apple cider vinegar in her water at the rate of four teaspoons per gallon (but not in galvanized metal containers) aids in the removal of mucus and other coatings in the mouth, throat and intestines, improving uptake of nutrients/vitamins/medicines/etc., and can't hurt her in the slightest.

You can also offer aspirin, although they don't feel pain quite the same way we do ... check the solutions used for poultry link at the bottom of this post. It opens in a new window, as do the rest:

>>peck here<< for the introduction to an excellent online presentation on the anatomy of the chicken.

>>peck here<< for a really good article on egg binding by 'the chicken chick' ~'-)

 

[shamforge]

Hello, thank you for this post, it was helpful...although I haven't quite decided if we will take our hen to the vet yet. We believe her leg is broken. She can't put any weight on it at all, and keeps in underneath her, pointed straight back with the top of the foot facing downward, like we would if we were laying down. She has one good leg. The bad one doesn't have any real noticeable marks, although we will get a better look tonight when we bathe her. She's not able to really sit up enough so when she goes potty, it sticks to her feathers. The pad and top of her feet are soft warm and clean. She is in a crate, with a carrier inside. She scoots around to get to her food and water and inside the carrier. I have read that if the skin isn't broken and there is no infection, these birds are pretty resilient and will heal over time on their own.... It's just so painful to watch. We feel awful. She's a large bird. This happened when she jumped off the roost and accidentally landed on another one. They both freaked out and she came away with a limp. She was walking and hobbling, roosting and going up and down the ramp so my hubby decided to leave her with the flock, and I reluctantly agreed. Terrible mistake. Last Friday she fell off the ramp and is now unable to walk. We feel horribly guilty. She is alert and talks to us when we go see her. She loves attention. Praying she heals.... Even just to have a semi normal life with maybe some extra care. We have access to an avian vet here but I really cant see going beyond a certain point. It's bad enough I take my hens to them as it is to be humanely eauthanized. Lol I don't see a problem with it but I get made fun of lol say a prayer for her for me....thank you shannon

 

[McChics]

This is an old
Old post...but wondering what the outcome was on both of these, the OP and shamforge.