Leg Band Injury

[MilesFluffybutt]

Hello BYC Community,

Yesterday a friend of mine rescued two young hen friends that each have leg band injuries. The farm she rescued them from obviously neglected to resize/remove the bands and as a result, these two hens have swollen, injured feet. While one is worse off than the other, both are struggling to stand and are limping when they do move. They cannot grip with or move their toes. They're in obvious pain, but they are eating and drinking well and are friendly/okay being handled.

Neither myself or my friend have dealt with this type of injury before so we are wondering what the best course of treatment would be. A vet would be wonderful, but sadly, not an option. We were thinking epsom salt soaks and a splint. Maybe a sling to take some pressure off.

Edited to include photos of both hens. First three are of the worse of hen. The second set of three are of the other hen.

Hen #1


Hen #2


Video of Hen #2:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gh7GM2rDVT8xZxyQ6

Video of both hens:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gh7GM2rDVT8xZxyQ6

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Oh my. Thank goodness they are being treated now. The one looks bad. Let's tag some folks to get help asap
@LaFleche is online or was recently so I'll start there

 

[HeatherKellyB]

@azygous @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive @casportpony

 

[JacinLarkwell]

How old are the girls?

 

[MilesFluffybutt]

How old are the girls?

My friend is unsure, but from the videos she sent me, they look young. If over 3 or 4 months, I'd be surprise. I'll post as soon as a I figure out how to get them from Messenger to YouTube.

 

[LaFleche]

Oh dear, what a neglect!

Did you get the cutting legbands off already or are they still on?

 

[MilesFluffybutt]

Oh dear, what a neglect!

Did you get the cutting legbands off already or are they still on?

Yes, my friend was able to get the bands off yesterday.

The farmer apparently has several dozen more young birds crammed into a horse stall. We can only imagine how many others are suffering from similar injuries.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

They're still young that I think if they can get over this that they'll do okay. Right now the problem is that there likely has been a lack of blood flow to the foot, which obviously isn't good.

 

[MilesFluffybutt]

I couldn't figure out YouTube, but I was able to get the videos to Google Photos.

Video of Hen #2:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gh7GM2rDVT8xZxyQ6

Video of both hens:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gh7GM2rDVT8xZxyQ6

 

[MilesFluffybutt]

They're still young that I think if they can get over this that they'll do okay. Right now the problem is that there likely has been a lack of blood flow to the foot, which obviously isn't good.

I don't even know where to begin with getting the blood flow back, if at all possible. I'm also wondering if there is an infection and/or a break. There has to be infection, at least. I haven't seen the hens in person.