Silkie hen suspect broken leg?? Pictures enclosed, please help!!

Dec1an

Chirping
7 Years
Mar 6, 2012
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Hi I've brought my silkie in last week hoping if she got some rest get leg may heal but so far no difference.

She seems to want to stretch her leg out (as seen in photo)

Ps her wing isn't damaged, just looks that way as she stretched it out when I took the photo
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I'm sorry to say, but that leg stretching looks a lot like Marek's disease. Marek's comes in many forms, including partial/complete leg paraylisis, internal tumors, wasting away, and other neurological symptoms. Sometimes, it can be treated by giving St. Johns Wort/Hypericum along with supportive care (feeding, watering, etc.), but most of the time, Marek's is untreatable. Most birds waste away until they die.

Still, don't give up on her yet. I'd get some poultry vitamins or polyvisol infant vitamins (without iron) and start giving them to her, along with St. Johns Wort. (here is a thread on that: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/135247/st-johns-wort) Make sure she eats and drinks well, too.
 

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