pullet with injured leg

[Bill2457]

I read this recently and not sure it will work. has anyone tried this method?

"Natural Treatment of Worms in Chickens

There are treatments that can be purchased from a veterinarian or a chicken supply store to treat worms but there is an effective natural treatment for worms in chickens. This is important as a natural cure does not affect the edibility of the eggs or meat and keeps the chickens healthier during the treatment.

Most natural cures for worms in chickens involve fresh garlic. Garlic's antibacterial and antiparasitic properties have been studied for more than a hundred years and garlic has been used medicinally for millennia.

To use garlic as an effective natural wormer for chickens, there are several methods. You can infuse garlic into water and feed each chicken by eyedropper. Add 5 to 6 crushed cloves of garlic to ½ cup of cool water. Cover and let stand for 8 hours or overnight. Shake and strain. Do not heat the water or it will erase some of the garlic's benefits. You can also add some of this garlic concentrate to the chickens' water for one week at the rate of ½ cup of concentrate to 4 gallons of water. Ensure that this is the chickens' only source of water during this time. Some chickens will eat chopped garlic straight and it can be fed free choice as they will only take what they need. There are two downsides with this method. The first is that it may be difficult to determine if all chickens in the flock are eating the garlic. The second is that this may affect the taste of the eggs during the treatment period. While perfectly safe to eat, garlicky eggs are not appealing to most people. "

Bill

 

[seminolewind]

You might want to splint her leg and put her in a sling until that leg heals, 4 weeks or so. Make it so her good leg touches the ground. The toes may straighten themselves out as the leg gets better.

 

[Gold Griffin Chicken Mom]

Last year "Miss Dellie" fell out the coop door. It's about 3 feet up. She injured a leg. Never felt a break. She was so wild to begin with we could barely handle her. My daughter (age 12 last year) gave Miss Dellie several lectures about how we were trying to help, not hurt!

Miss Dellie seemed to do the best inside the large dog kennel. She had the walls to brace against to turn and come forward for food or water. Although she was close to POL, we fed her chick starter for the higher protein.

Then I found her sleeping on her back! Apparently that was the most comfortable position for her.

Total recovery took about two months. She went outside on nice days and supervised my yard work. She tolerated the other injured bird we had at the time. When she finally mastered several steps in a row, we returned her to the flock. This flock was in a large run and no one seemed to pick on her.

Miss Dellie is with the layers now. She still comes and stands close for treats but never really enjoyed pettings or being picked up. Sometimes time is the best healer.

Dellie never curled her foot. Perhaps a Popsicle stick shoe might help your girl? I hope she has a full recovery!

 

[Southern Bee Lady]

Thanks for all the help. Yesterday I tried putting a shoe on her but it actually made it harder for her to get around so I took it off. Today she seems to be a little better. She has her toes only slightly curved. She is still lightly using that foot for balance. I am hoping for a full recovery. If not, as long as she is able to get around on one foot and is not suffering, I will try to keep her safe and content.