Lame chicken possible leg injures with pics

[July the Caesar]

I have to apologize to you Barbara. I was looking at the posts on my cell phone which didn't show most of the sling pic you posted. But thank you for the extra information. I will update my profile and add my location. Thank you again

 

[rebrascora]

No problem. Pleased you understand what it is now and hopefully it might help. I believe there is a Rooster Booster brand that includes vitamins and probiotics for poultry in the USA

 

[July the Caesar]

 

[July the Caesar]

Hey I made a sling!

 

[rebrascora]

Excellent! Well done and thanks for posting photos as it will give other people ideas about making something similar. She looks really comfortable in it too!

It's a good idea to give her some time out of it and encourage her to walk on a surface with good traction.... no slippy floors..... Use treats to motivate her to move towards them or take her outside and encourage her to walk towards the pen where the others are by throwing scratch down next to and into the pen so that she feels like she is competing for it and the others see her and forage with her but can't bully her.

Edited to add.... even if she is struggling to stay upright and is using her wings to crawl, this is good physio for her as long as she keep trying. Don't leave her unsupervised outside though and if she is making no effort to walk or forage for the scratch don't continue.... the idea is to stimulate her to work for the treat. I have had success with this with birds that had the spirit to fight. They get depressed and stop trying if they don't have some chicken company occasionally and something to keep their spirits up.

Good luck with her and please keep us posted.

 

[July the Caesar]

Excellent! Well done and thanks for posting photos as it will give other people ideas about making something similar. She looks really comfortable in it too!

It's a good idea to give her some time out of it and encourage her to walk on a surface with good traction.... no slippy floors..... Use treats to motivate her to move towards them or take her outside and encourage her to walk towards the pen where the others are by throwing scratch down next to and into the pen so that she feels like she is competing for it and the others see her and forage with her but can't bully her.

Edited to add.... even if she is struggling to stay upright and is using her wings to crawl, this is good physio for her as long as she keep trying. Don't leave her unsupervised outside though and if she is making no effort to walk or forage for the scratch don't continue.... the idea is to stimulate her to work for the treat. I have had success with this with birds that had the spirit to fight. They get depressed and stop trying if they don't have some chicken company occasionally and something to keep their spirits up.

Good luck with her and please keep us posted.

 

[July the Caesar]

Hey I am happy to know she (July) is on a road of recovery. I tried next to the other chickens of course I was there to rescue her. Darn it! Next I bring her in so she can crawl in the sunroom. She hobbled over. So that works. She is still eating and drinking. Good sign. When its a warm day I will put her in front of her flock and watch her forage. Never dealt with this before. But I am learning. Just hope it's not a back fracture.