I have a RIR that I suspected she was babying one leg for a while. She has always been waiting to eat until no one was there, and she would often lift up the same leg while standing. Well this was a week ago and I thought it was just in my head. That was until yesterday when I found her outside laying down. I brought out snacks for everyone and she just laid there, and then I was worried when the snack bowl had been abandoned that she never showed up or moved from her spot. I picked her up and she would eat from my hand (which she'll never do)... and even like gang busters, her crop was empty! Thankfully she ate at least a cup of food before bed, I made sure she had water and tucked her into a nesting box so she could lay down some where really clean (I just changed the bedding in there). In the morning about 8 am she was in the same place.
So I've felt her leg and it feels normal, I see no signs of internal bleeding, but the weird thing is that her toes, well all but one, feel ice cold. It seems like she can flex her leg up toward her body but she can't flex her toes out very well.
Help me out here, what do I do. Is she sick, broken, will she heal on her own if I keep her rested and off her foot. If so, she's pooping a lot on her feathers around her vent. How do I prevent that. I so have no idea what to do here. Some pictures to help out.....
So I've felt her leg and it feels normal, I see no signs of internal bleeding, but the weird thing is that her toes, well all but one, feel ice cold. It seems like she can flex her leg up toward her body but she can't flex her toes out very well.
Help me out here, what do I do. Is she sick, broken, will she heal on her own if I keep her rested and off her foot. If so, she's pooping a lot on her feathers around her vent. How do I prevent that. I so have no idea what to do here. Some pictures to help out.....
