Swollen joint and crippled foot

[Jus1]

Today I went to my pen to scoop my quail's sandboxes as I do every day when I noticed one of my hens laying beside me breathing heavy. Assuming I was scaring her with my presence I wondered why she just wasn't moving away. I went to pet her head and as she then started to move away I saw obvious issues. I am unsure how this happened or what to do. They aren't in cages and I don't think I have things set too high where they would trip or get hurt. I have solar rope lights in their pen so they can see at night, all things I could think of to keep them safe and happy. Is the foot because of the joint? Need help please, she is clearly in pain

 

[Pork Pie]

I'm sure it's a mistake, but you started a thread in new members introductions.

 

[Jus1]

Yes it was a mistake. I have a smaller screen phone, and can't see as well. Will it still be seen?

 

[anna-newhampshire]

I found the thread in the quail section.
There is a very good quail blog, here is a link to something hopefully helpful: https://holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2014/11/treating-injured-quail-part-1.html
There is a whole section on different health problems.
So sorry to hear about this.

 

[DK newbie]

It looks like a great enclosure. I'm sure she was a very happy bird before she got hurt..
The leg doesn't seem very swollen to me, nor can I see that the foot is crippled, but it might be turned in the wrong direction? Could the leg be dislocated? If so.. I might do a very short attempt at setting it back where it belongs. If it seems to hurt a lot and I don't have immediate success or feel like I'm just about to - then I'd cull her.

 

[Jus1]

Maybe cripple was the wrong word for her foot. I mean it's staying closed like you see. We have her on her own back in the box we used for brooding. She can't stand up all the way. I wouldn't know if it's dislocated. This is my first time raising anything but my own kids

 

[DK newbie]

Well, it's hard to tell from the picture, but to me it looks like the leg bends in a different direction from the other leg. That would suggest dislocation (or that the leg is broken, but I see no signs of that in the part of the leg that's shown in the picture). A dislocation very rarely fixes itself, so if that's the issue just keeping her on her own is not a solution.

 

[Jus1]

Well, it's hard to tell from the picture, but to me it looks like the leg bends in a different direction from the other leg. That would suggest dislocation (or that the leg is broken, but I see no signs of that in the part of the leg that's shown in the picture). A dislocation very rarely fixes itself, so if that's the issue just keeping her on her own is not a solution.

 

[Jus1]

What would be the solution then? I'm on my way to bed now but I can take a picture again in the morning if that would help?

 

[HenniesInMyHeart]

Can you get her to an avian vet?