Leg /foot injury

[VickiRheinhardt]

Any advice on my injured pullet? I think she injured her leg running and hiding from the others who were pecking her. She’s been quarantined in my house for almost 2 weeks and has been in vitamins for about a week. I considered taking her to the vet but there is nothing close to me other than the emergency vet which I’m sure will be like $500.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry no one replied to you.

How is she doing?

Is her joint swollen?
Not sure what you can do to help her out. Possibly put her in a sling for a few hours each day to help her stand more upright and take weight off the leg.

 

[VickiRheinhardt]

Thanks for your reply. Her joints don’t look swollen. She is gradually putting more weight on it but her foot is still curled. I think the vitamins and time quarantined is helping her heal but I’m wondering if she has paralysis. I don’t know how long to weight before I call it quits. I’ve read you can splint her foot/leg but not sure how I would go about that.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Here's some info about splinting
https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Duerr_Splinting_Manual_2010.pdf

The leg may be paralyzed, hard to know. There's a possibility that you may be dealing with something like Marek's instead of injury.