Injured hen, limping - how to care for her

[NDG]

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My Russian Orloff is limping and holding her leg close to her body. Doesn't feel broken. I have her separated from other chickens. Due to covid and long backlog she hasn't been seen by a veterinarian. Please share your ideas for how to care for her. She is eating and drinking fine. Sorry for the length of the video

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC! my computer will not download your video , it's to slow . Hope you can get some help and thanks for joining .

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC Best of luck with your hen

 

[OhDangBro]

You can give chickens baby aspirin. Just for clarity a regular baby aspirin is just 80mg of aspirin. When I have a chicken who seems to be hurt or limping this is my go to. I recently had a fox attack one of my chickens and I gave her 40mg of baby aspirin every other day.

 

[OhDangBro]

If you can i'd also suggest giving that foot a good check, make sure nothing is stuck in the bottom of it ie... glass, thorn or who knows what else chickens get into!

 

[Disheygirl]

Did you check the bottom of her foot for bumblefoot or any wounds?

 

[HollyWoozle]

I couldn’t seem to watch the video but if there is no obvious injury I would confine her, preferably in sight of her flock, with easy access to food and water. She might just need time to recover from an injury.