Whats wrong with my sebright?

[cjpines]

She will be inside for another 2 weeks cause she is slowly getting better. Every now and then she split legs. If she doesnt eat much she gets weak really fast. I do think its the med. I just got to stay on my game to give her her meds morning and night. It smells like vanilla...

Keep hanging in there, she's worth it.

 

[ShelbyCoral]

She is a fighter! If she is willing to fight, so am I! We love our chickens just like we love all of our animals. I love to treat them and rescue them. They always give affection! Rescues are the best! Anytime I treat one of my chickens, we fall in love and so does the chicken.

 

[emilyvalcam]

This is how it is with one of our NH hens. My girls named her Rascal. She had a hip displacement last summer at about 3 months of age. All sites I referenced said it would be better for her if we processed her because even if she ever walked again, she would never lay. They said that hip displacement is one of the most painful injuries a chicken can endure. So I mourned for days while I had her nesting in a plastic tote in my bathtub. Well, since I had no sites that helped with "splinting" her hip without a vet doing surgery, I just decided to do what I could for her. I got breathable gauze and folded her leg up as normal as possible and wrapped it. Just her foot was unwrapped. I brought in one hen from the flock to be her bedmate, since the hen I chose had just lost her best buddy to a fox and was also depressed. She learned after about 2 weeks (!) of laying down helpless to hop around on one foot. After about 4 more weeks of hopping, I ungauzed her leg (swapping out gauze ever weeks or so) and she hopped on one foot while occasionally using her foot to balance...long story long she now walks 100% fine (she's a year now) and has eveb begun to LAY!!! Love can do much in the way of encouraging. The other hens used to be so cruel to her as the only non-layer. But she earns her keep now and she is my best hen buddy. She even says "please" for treats. No joke.

She is a fighter! If she is willing to fight, so am I! We love our chickens just like we love all of our animals. I love to treat them and rescue them. They always give affection! Rescues are the best! Anytime I treat one of my chickens, we fall in love and so does the chicken. 

 

[holm25]

She is a fighter! If she is willing to fight, so am I! We love our chickens just like we love all of our animals. I love to treat them and rescue them. They always give affection! Rescues are the best! Anytime I treat one of my chickens, we fall in love and so does the chicken.

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[ShelbyCoral]

This is how it is with one of our NH hens. My girls named her Rascal. She had a hip displacement last summer at about 3 months of age. All sites I referenced said it would be better for her if we processed her because even if she ever walked again, she would never lay. They said that hip displacement is one of the most painful injuries a chicken can endure. So I mourned for days while I had her nesting in a plastic tote in my bathtub. Well, since I had no sites that helped with "splinting" her hip without a vet doing surgery, I just decided to do what I could for her. I got breathable gauze and folded her leg up as normal as possible and wrapped it. Just her foot was unwrapped. I brought in one hen from the flock to be her bedmate, since the hen I chose had just lost her best buddy to a fox and was also depressed. She learned after about 2 weeks (!) of laying down helpless to hop around on one foot. After about 4 more weeks of hopping, I ungauzed her leg (swapping out gauze ever weeks or so) and she hopped on one foot while occasionally using her foot to balance...long story long she now walks 100% fine (she's a year now) and has eveb begun to LAY!!! Love can do much in the way of encouraging. The other hens used to be so cruel to her as the only non-layer. But she earns her keep now and she is my best hen buddy. She even says "please" for treats. No joke.

Wow lucky hens! That's so cute. Maybe I should give her a friend... she is walking weirdly. She extends 1 leg behind her... she still can't walk correctly. I wonder if she did something? I don't know.

 

[cjpines]

Wow lucky hens! That's so cute. Maybe I should give her a friend... she is walking weirdly. She extends 1 leg behind her... she still can't walk correctly. I wonder if she did something? I don't know.

Are you able to make calls to the vet and explain what's happening? Do you think this vet would have any clues regarding the leg?

 

[ShelbyCoral]

I've called 3 times. They are bust and put me on hold

 

[emilyvalcam]

I've called 3 times. They are bust and put me on hold

She may have popped it out of socket, I don't know. Maybe the fluffing and acting weird at first was just for coping with the pain. It's difficult to tell obviously, not being able to see her. My email is [email protected] if you'd like to send a video...I may have a vet friend that can email me suggestions.

 

[holm25]

I'm glad to here she's doing better .

 

[ShelbyCoral]

She may have popped it out of socket, I don't know. Maybe the fluffing and acting weird at first was just for coping with the pain. It's difficult to tell obviously, not being able to see her. My email is [email protected] if you'd like to send a video...I may have a vet friend that can email me suggestions.

I'll try