Swollen joint and crippled foot

[DK newbie]

The vet is obviously the best solution, but if that for some reason doesn't work for you, I would locate which joint is dislocated - could be the one in the picture or could be the hip - then get someone to help you hold the bird while you slowly but firmly pull at the bone just outside the dislocation (feel for broken bones first though so you are not pulling at broken bones) and try to get it back in position. Try googling 'dislocated leg in chicken' or something like that first though, as I'm just guessing - there might be a proven way to do it.

 

[Saaniya]

Maybe its an injury ..
Most of the time gout or vitamin deficiency cause swallon joints

 

[Jus1]

Yes I got her in today. Soft tissue damage. He said to separate her as I already had, and he put her on antibiotics twice daily for 2 weeks. We still had enough room in the big crate we used for brooding to give her a hiding hole, and a little sand box. So hopefully she doesn't feel like she's missing out on anything

Can you get her to an avian vet?

 

[DK newbie]

Did he say anything more specific than 'soft tissue damage'? Where is the damage?

 

[Jus1]

No actually he didn't. He was one of those vets that made it abundantly clear he wanted to get in and get out. She was stressing out like crazy and I just wanted to get her home. I had to travel 45 minutes away to even find a bird vet. Here is what they gave me if anyone needs it for future reference

 

[Jus1]

Huh????

Put the neck, inbegween your index and middle finger. Twist really fast!

 

[DK newbie]

You have to give the antibiotics every hour? For how long? Don't think I've ever heard of that before.. But as long as it works and she gets better..

 

[Jus1]

You have to give the antibiotics every hour? For how long? Don't think I've ever heard of that before.. But as long as it works and she gets better..

No not every hour the vet technician said. He's not sure why it was wrote that way. Twice a day until it's gone. About a week and a half