Young Hen gash in Leg what to do?

[klmclain1]

OK... I'm not sure what you want help with - the coop problem (ie someone bullying your chicks) or the injury. So I'll chat a bit and see if I can help! First, you might want to take the chicks back out. Sounds like they're not quite ready to deal with the older ones.

As for the injury... It probably just hurts to stand on the leg, and without other info, I'd guess the swelling is just injury related - and you need to be sure the wound is thoroughly clean (really warm soapy water), coated with neosporin, wrap with a square of gauze, then wrap twice around with vetwrap. Do this every day, twice a day for a few days, then once a day until it looks like it's healing well, then you'll want to let it dry. During this time, you might want to keep her separated in a quiet place with her own food and water and a soft place to rest - no roost, don't want her jumping up and down. Keep a watch for infection such as bumblefoot.

Hang in there.

 

[Lacy Blues]

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[Lacy Blues]

Was your rooster in the younger group? Are you sure no predators could get to them? Broken legs after being together a couple weeks sounds suspicious to me.

As for the wound, I agree with klmclian1. Get it as clean as you can and keep it that way. Soaking in some epsom salts might help too.

For her pain, you can give her blueberries. They're high in natural aspirin. I usually keep some in the freezer for my birds (should something happen

). They don't freeze solid so they're easy to quarter with a sharp knife. The lighter inside of the berry is more attractive to them than the dark outside (until they know what it is).

Definitely hang in there. If you can keep her eating/drinking she has a good chance of surviving. You'll want to keep her warm too... just one more stress she won't have to deal with. In times of stress, yogurt is a real help. If you have some plain unsweetened yogurt, try giving her about a teaspoon or so morning and night just to keep the bad bacteria that they all have from taking over now that she is struggling. She may go hog wild for it but don't let her have too much because it can cause diarrhea, which is interesting because it helps to arrest diarrhea as well. Once she shows improvement, you can reduce it and gradually stop altogether. I try to get yogurt to all my birds on a fairly regular basis to help with maintenance.

Be sure to check her upper leg for injuries too.

Sorry about the other post. I somehow managed to post two letters and don't know how to delete a post.

 

[savilcr]

Thanks for the help, I will clarify a few things, I need help with the injury, what to do and how to treat it, she is in a plastic bin alone with chavings, food and water and now some blueberries, kept inside, cleaned the wound and added neosporin

 

[klmclain1]

Sounds like you're doing all the right things!

 

[savilcr]

her whole foot is swollen, is there anything I can give her to keep the swelling down?

 

[charsbird]

Poor thing. Looks like something got to your birds to cause injury like that. If you see greenish skin, it is chicken bruising, not gangrene.

 

[savilcr]

Ok gave her to someone that could fix her

 

[albert w]

Those are pretty extreme injuries for typical pecking order stuff... I'd check for signs of a predator or something in the coop that the birds may be getting their legs stuck in.