Two silkies down, one with leg problems

[AthamGI]

Well, I've posted before about my silkie chicks that I got last year. I started with five; two blue or splash silkies, a black silkie, a gray or splash silkie, and a white splash silkie.

Here's how the math went:

1 - Lifted off the ground by hawk and then dropped. Minus one blue silkie.

1 - Weaker than the rest, got trampled a few days ago. Minus one gray silkie.

And then today I went down to let the birds out, and I found that the white splash silkie was on his/her haunches, stumbling about. It looked like s/he had been stepped on. Now I have her/him up at the house, and I don't know what to do. I'm not sure if it's crookneck or not; everything is functioning fine, but s/he doesn't seem to have working leg joints.

I want to cure this as soon as possible, if at all possible. This has been a terrible winter. No more silkies, no more hens will die if I can help it. Though I could do with a few roosters disappearing in the night.

Help!

 

[Renee]

Oh, what terrible luck!

Is she eating and drinking? What does her poop look like?

 

[AthamGI]

She loves eating, haha. I've been giving her water, but she's not nearly as interested. Her body is functioning normally but for the legs, so the poop is normal too.

 

[AthamGI]

Okay, well, I don't think it's crook; her other leg works fine, but the other one is stiff and looks out of place. She's been living inside the house. I want to move her out as soon as possible. What can you do with a silkie with an injured leg?

 

[chickenzoo]

I would give her vitamins. She could have been trampled and hurt her back, pinching a nerve and hurting her leg, or it could me Mareks also. I would keep her seperated until you know more..b
est wishes

 

[enola]

How many roosters do you have with the hens ? Too many roosters, especially if they are large, is never a good idea.....