Injured leg

MelissaMallard

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I have a teenage pulled who started limping the other day. She was hatched early May, so she's about 3 months old (blue Whiting's). Of course she's our favorite.
I separated her from the flock because they were being jerks. She has a really hard time walme.walming, it splays to the side, and looks like a slipped tendon. I've checked for injuries to the feet and legs, but there is nothing external.
I've had her in isolation a day and a half... I need advice.
How can I help her? I'd love not to pay $600 at a vet.
 

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Could you have your daughter hold her up on a table in a standing position from the front or back so we can se how the legs are? Slipped tendon may be an issue, but a leg bone deformity can happen in one or both legs. Those include varus or valgus deformity or a twisted tibia which are common in all poultry. There is usually not a good prognosis for these issues. The main thing is that can get around well enough to get food and water. Here is some reading about those:
https://thepoultrysite.com/articles/leg-health-in-large-broilers

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/en-c...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers

If she was injured, having her rest the leg for a week or two might help if it is sprained.
 

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