Sick young Brahma

[Mallory835]

The whole leg dangles. It almost seems as if she injured it higher up maybe. I keep offering her food and water but she just closes her eyes and stays in a ball. No drainage. The injured foot looks a bit swollen compared to the other.

 

[Mallory835]

I just dipped her beak in a bit of water and she drank a small bit but not much.

 

[nightowl223]

She may have an injured hip, or her leg may even be dislocated at the hip. Can you gently compare, bump for bump, muscle for muscle, all the way up along both legs, and see if you can find something different on the injured one compared to the one she will put weight on?

 

[nightowl223]

Check all the way up, to where the legs meet at the back.

 

[TexasSam]

Also compare her eyes with your other brama does this ones eyes look gray?

 

[Mallory835]

I think I found where it is injured. The upper leg/hip looks swollen and when I touched she let out a peep as though it hurt. Here is a pic...

 

[Mallory835]

Around the swollen area she has some dried bits of blood where her feathers meet her skin. It looks like she stripped some. Her eyes don't look any different than usual other than her closing them more

 

[nightowl223]

I think I found where it is injured. The upper leg/hip looks swollen and when I touched she let out a peep as though it hurt. Here is a pic...

That looks like a definite puncture wound. No wonder she doesn't want to walk on it! What medicines do you have handy? I would suggest Blukote liquid, or neosporin ointment (no added pain killer!), on the wound, and just let her rest, inside, in a box or kennel, etc, with food and water in easy reach for her.

 

[TexasSam]

Around the swollen area she has some dried bits of blood where her feathers meet her skin. It looks like she stripped some. Her eyes don't look any different than usual other than her closing them more

I’m wondering if something got ahold of her any teeth marks or little holes

 

[TexasSam]

That looks like a definite puncture wound. No wonder she doesn't want to walk on it! What medicines do you have handy? I would suggest Blukote liquid, or neosporin ointment (no added pain killer!), on the wound, and just let her rest, inside, in a box or kennel, etc, with food and water in easy reach for her.

Agreed something got her