Lethonomian
In the Brooder
- Sep 29, 2019
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A few days ago, my hen was free-ranging with the others as usual and then later in the day, I noticed she was not using her right leg. I couldn't figure out what it was and thought she might be sick e vitamin deficiency but it isn't getting any better after separating her in a small space with limited mobility and supplements. I have tried several times to see if I can feel anything wrong and I think it is her knee. It feels like it might be dislocated or injured somehow to where I can feel two separate knobs or bumps on her right knee. The good left knee feels like a smooth rounded joint. It's not her hock but her actual knee. I can't see much about it because of feathers. It doesn't seem really hot or swollen but I can tell it bothers her for me to move it and she still cannot put any weight on it. She's eating, drinking and still laying.
does anyone have any idea how I can figure out for sure what the injury is or is there a way to treat it without vet care? I don't even know of an aviary vet around me and with covid-19, most everything is still closed. If there's a splint or treatment I can do, I will try it but I don't want to let her suffer if there's no hope.
I don't know if it's dislocated or broken or sprained and maybe there's no way to tell without a vet. My daughter said one day she heard a pop sound when she picked her up but didn't know where it came from but when I move the joint back and forth she seems to be in some discomfort but I don't hear or feel any grinding or cracking.
does anyone have any idea how I can figure out for sure what the injury is or is there a way to treat it without vet care? I don't even know of an aviary vet around me and with covid-19, most everything is still closed. If there's a splint or treatment I can do, I will try it but I don't want to let her suffer if there's no hope.
I don't know if it's dislocated or broken or sprained and maybe there's no way to tell without a vet. My daughter said one day she heard a pop sound when she picked her up but didn't know where it came from but when I move the joint back and forth she seems to be in some discomfort but I don't hear or feel any grinding or cracking.