Treating a Chicken's Broken Leg
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- čas přidán 21. 05. 2015
- Clare Taylor shows how she fixed a chicken's fractured leg.
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Our guinea fowl broke his leg. We used popsicle sticks for the splint and followed all your recommended directions! After 2 weeks, our guinea is now fully recovered and reintegrated back into the flock! Thank you SO much for sharing what you know! Glad I found you!
thank you for this
She's making such a sweet sound and keeping so still. Chicken are do sweet.. all animals are.
Wow! I’m doing this now with one of my 5 chickens. 1st time chicken owner and this was educational video thanks!
Thanks for the info, I have a baby chick with broken leg. Now I know exactly how to fix it.
I have a baby chick that was playing around with the others and they always hang out in the goats pen and one of the goats ended up stepping on the chicks leg we’ve been keeping him in the house hoping he gets better this video was helpful
If he isn't improving, then you really ought to take him to a vet for painkillers and a proper examination.
I didn't any video on net kindly send me idea how u fix chicken broken fingure
My dad has a chicken with a broken leg, and he didn’t know what to do, thanks for the post
Thank you for the video! My 11 week old silver Lakenvelder got out and the dogs got her. Only appears to have a broken leg luckily. As a prior vet nurse I am familiar with splinting. How long should I crate her and what do I give for pain from home? I’m very hopeful to get her healed as I also treated her wet neck when she was just a week old.
Hello Lucinda
Sorry to hear about your girl - I take it that you have treated her for shock - warmth, darkness and hydration. Some Nettex NutriDrops would also be brilliant as the B vits in that are calming.
If the break is clean and not displaced, then splinting is straightforward with padding needed to protect their bony legs and circulation. On the advice of my poultry vet, we used Metacam for the pain, and then isolated her to restrict her movement for an initial 2 weeks. The bone started to set pretty quickly and she had a further 1 week restriction with the splint still on and then one more week with the splint off... just to make sure that she didn't do anything stupid when she suddenly had more freedom!
Please feel free to ask any further questions
thank u so much for sharing
I live in an area where any vet will suggest you put down an injured chick as opposed to treating or just not see said bird. My hen will not but any weight on leg or use toes. after a week of hoping it would heal on its own we created a traction contraption to keep her immobile with legs slightly extended underneath and supporting body. Any other suggestions for diagnosing at home would be great! Thanks for the video
Hello Jess
Sorry to hear about your chicken, I hope that it's getting better.
It is very hard to diagnose at home unless you have some experience with livestock diseases and injuries. In the first instance, I would recommend finding a chicken-savvy vet in your area. Personally, we wouldn't recommend treating serious injuries like breaks at home and possibly causing pain to the bird. This isn't an instructional video, and we are lucky that Clare knows what she is doing, so the chicken wasn't in pain.
We have a pullet with what looks like a dislocated leg at the 'knee' bend (the one right above the ankle). She was walking with her foot facing almost completely backwards.
We've confined her already, what else would you recommend us doing? Does she maybe need a splint?
There's not many vets around her that know what to do with chickens.
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Beautiful work...
I have a hen with a break in her leg in exactly the same place...I will do this splint today! TY so much for this video!! Would you recommend having another hen hang out in isolation with her?
Hello Robin
If the break is clean and not displaced, then by all means splint it, be careful to pad the inside of the splint so that it doesn't put too much hard pressure on the leg. She will need to be in a crate - see my video on broody cages for an idea of what's needed - for about 2 weeks. I would put it in the run so that she sees the others, and avoids too many problems on re-introduction. Best not to put another hen in with her as she needs to rest and not weight-bear on it. Be sure to put something on the roof of the crate to stop the others sitting on there and pooing on her.
Good luck, Clare
Mt brother broke my chucks leg on axdent is there any way to heal it and my brother is a baby
Great video, thanks for the advise.
We have a young Turkey about 1 - 1 1/2 months old that seemed a bit wobbly at first getting her home. Now we can see her knees seem to be popping in joint it looks like. She gets around and sits down a bit then goes again.
She stands fine but can't stand the thought of her being in pain etc, is this something we can do to help her joints?
Please help with any recomendations, we want her to have a good life..
God Bless and thank you for all you do for animals.
I'm sorry to hear about your turkey. That sounds like something that really needs to be investigated by a vet.
Clare Taylor
Would love to see a video about relocating a seperation in a leg joint, especially the hip. I have a rooster with an injury that I do expect to come back.
I'm afraid that is well above my pay grade! You'd have to take him to a vet for a proper exam and treatment.
IAM glad your helping
And I only isolated her today after five days.. Please give me a quick answer.. Is it now too late?
So my hens leg is literally dangling every time I slightly move it. I don't know what to do.
You really must take your bird to a vet - it will be in a lot of pain and mustn't be left to suffer.
The chicken in the video is how the leg on my chicken looks
Same here we have a hen. She have broken leg. I give same treatment which you said. But about medicine and diet I am from India 🇮🇳 plz reply me
Thank you! What if the break is at the bend? Like the elbow? Just curious.
The break in the video is a bit of a 'lucky break' in that it was not displaced, and easy to splint if you have the experience. Generally, I'd advise that any breaks are taken to the vet. Like with us humans, any break near a joint is much more difficult to set and heal, usually requiring an operation and a pin or two.
Clare Taylor
My cockerel about 3.5 weeks old broke his leg. But the break seems to be not around the knee joint rather it is somewhere up near the hip joint perhaps. What can I possibly do to ease his situation since i cant get assistance from a vet due to the lockdown in my city because of the virus. I can’t figure out how to splint the broken joint
Hello Hasan, I am sorry to hear about your bird; it sounds very serious and he will be in pain. He either needs to see a vet immediately, or to be culled to stop his suffering.
Sorry that I can't be of any further help at this time.
Can you help me check how to fix a broken neck
i dont have those bandages or any other things u used what shoild is do now ?
If you think that your bird has a broken leg, and you're unable to fix it yourself, then you should get it to the vet as soon as possible.
hello
my hen got stuck on the fence hanging from its foot but I don't know how long she was there for but I found it in the morning she is about 1 year old and her foot is a little swollen and she's only walking on one foot and just lays there I don't know what to do please help me thank you
Hi Maria, sorry to hear about your chicken - she could possibly have a broken leg, but it's impossible for me to tell without seeing her. She will be in a lot of pain, so you really need to take her to a vet as soon as possible.
Do you drain if blood has pooled in the pad of the foot? Injury is in the same place as yours. We rescued a hen that had been stepped on by a human
It sounds like you really need to take it to a chicken-savvy vet.
Please help me I am 12 And I don't know if my chickens leg is Broken or not I found her this morning dangling from a peice of wire from he leg and she was in a very bad position I got her out but it was very hard I don't know if I hurt her more I am home alone and I called my mum she told me to put her in a box with a towel she doesn't know what to do either I put a bandage around her leg like u told me but I don't have any splints so please what do I do she is also infested with mites and they r all over me I am freaking out please help her leg is broken further up than yours was
OK, so you have 2 issues here:
Firstly, and most importantly, you need to get your chicken to a vet as soon as possible, it will be in a lot of pain, and needs urgent medical attention. More than you can give it at home.
Secondly, if this bird has mites or lice, then they all will; please ask the vet for a non-licensed spot-on treatment to treat them all. You will also need to clean out the coop thoroughly and spray it with Nettex's Total Mite Kill RTU spray, then powder with Buz Busters powder. Repeat this every 3 days until the infestation has gone, then use this alongside your weekly cleaning routine to ensure that they don't return.
It is important to remain vigilant when you are doing your weekly clean-out and to treat every week. Your birds will need more than one treatment on themselves, and possibly a spray too - these are off-licence in the UK, so please be let by your vet in this respect.
I have a 3 week old peachick that had splayed leg when born- we fixed that with a rubber-band split, but now I've just noticed that one of its feet is somewhat sideways and turned almost behind him, sometimes when walking he turns it back to normal, but then relaxes and it goes sideways again...is there a way to fix this with a splint of some type? I would appreciate any suggestions...thank you.
Hello
Sorry to hear about your Pea chick. It's hard to diagnose/treat without seeing him, but it sounds as if you should be able to rig up a split, but this should be done before it gets much older. It would be best to take him to a poultry-savvy vet
@@CotswoldChickens okay, thank you so much for your reply!
What do I do with my baby chicken
I don't have a backyard so I just keep my baby chicken in a cage
In my room and when he is old enough I will give him away to a farm
I was using the vacuum and he got scared and jumped around his cage and he got injured now he is walking funny and keeps tumbling
He doesn't seem to have any cut or bruce
Will he get better soon? Or is something wrong
He is about 3 months old
Hello, it sounds as if your chick is badly injured, and this isn't something that can be diagnosed via a message; it really needs to go to a chicken-savvy vet immediately as it will be in a lot of pain. Please don't delay.
It is not a good idea to keep chickens in solitary confinement indoors - they are flock creatures and need company of their own kind, preferably outdoors. The welfare of a bird is of the utmost importance.
hi, my chicken Is holding her leg up to her body and she can't walk or stand on it, but I can't see any breaks or bulges.. what should I do?
You should take her to the vet, she will be in pain
my baby chicken, broke its toe or foot... do I wrap it in a bandage? please help me... much needed... thanks
Hello Yvonne, sorry to hear about your young bird what sort of age is it? This will help me to tell you how it needs to be treated.
As I can't see the bird, it's hard to diagnose accurately, but in any case, I would recommend that you isolate it in something like a dog crate, with food and water, to restrict its movements so that it can't do any further damage. If you think that the leg is broken, and the fracture doesn't look displaced, then splinting or bandaging carefully may well help. Having said that, I am reluctant to recommend treatment for any injury that I haven't seen; you really ought to take the bird to a vet for a proper examination and treatment.
Thanks for your advice I took her to the vets just to be sure and it is a sprain the vet said exactly what you said keep her restricted.
+Katie Wade That's good news, I hope that she mends soon. It's quite common for them to get sprains at this time of year, when they start to jump about in the sunshine.
My chicken have been limping and she can barely walk with one her leg, what should I do?
my chicken was doing the same thing - i did the splint and she seems better
My rooster injured its leg while jumping from a height . There is some swelling in his leg, especially near his ankle . He sits most of the time , and limps occasionally . What am i supposed to do . No vets nearby.please reply...
It could be broken, but it is impossible to tell without seeing the bird
You shouldn't leave it in pain and really ought to take him to the vet.
tnankyou for your reply , vets are not of much help in my country. .my rooster is walking again ,it recovered . i didnt do anything , it healed by itself.
Yeah. Same here. I too have no vet around. :(
My chicken is limping from accidently triping and hanging on string. 😨
It just happened today.
I knew once a chicken broke it's leg while fighting a cat and winning.
My chicken has broken it’s leg and it’s limping, also it never comes out of the cage he just sits and sleeps he had broken his leg once and it heals kinda slow.
It sounds as if your bird is very poorly and in a lot of pain; you really MUST take it to a chicken-savvy vet as soon as possible. This is not something which can be left as the chicken will suffer.
I have a 6 week old male who was originally supposed to be a meat chicken (as a FFA project) but we kept him, so he is very large. He naturally had bowed legs, but now that he has gotten too heavy, his leg is bending out way too much and it seems to be breaking. He won't put weight on it either. Is there any way to fix his leg and save him?
Hello, I am afraid not -- a lot of table bird breeds are 'designed' to pack on weight in a short space of time to get them ready for the table. Sadly this has a very negative impact on their structural health and they can go off their legs. The kindest thing that you can do is to cull him - I am sorry.
If you are rearing meat birds, you might like to try crossing a traditional table breed with (say) an Indian Game bird, which is muscly but slower growing and produces a denser, more tasty meat.
Clare
@@CotswoldChickens thank you so much. I am sorry to hear that.. be seems to be fine right now, so I will keep an eye on him. I was told that meat chickens would do things like this.. but I don't think I have the heart to process them. I will try to do my best with whatever is best for these chickens. Thanks for your help.
What happened to the Chicken’s Leg
Just wondering (plz reply if you know the answer) should I do this for my sprained chickens leg? I really wanna do something about it because she's limping quite bad and I want it to heal as fast as possible
If your chicken has a sprained leg, then I would pop her in a crate for some rest, with food and water. Just for a couple of days. If it still seems to be painful, or not improving, then I'd recommend that you get her to a vet.
Clare Taylor
Hi sorry to bother you but my dad's chicken is walking on one leg and can't walk with the other can you please help
+E Gamez Hello, sorry to hear this. I'd love to be able to help, but without seeing the bird and examining it, it's very difficult to get an idea of what the problem is.
If the chicken is injured, or unable to walk, then it is likely to be in pain too; I would strongly recommend that you take it to a chicken-savvy vet near you as soon as the surgery opens tomorrow. I hope that you are able to get treatment for it.
Hi, great vid, thanks! Where do you get the splint kit from?? I've lost two hens because I though broken legs weren't repairable so I knocked them the head which obviously found upsetting.
Thanks for your comment. No kit, just stuff we assembled at the yard on the spot!
Thankfully, the fracture wasn't displaced and we were able to give the bird some Metacam for the pain. This video is a demonstration of what we can do, but not something that I would recommend anyone without prior experience doing at home.
You killed your hens bcos you didn't do any research or call a vet.
Appalling.
first time chick owner!!!
hi, im scared out of my mind, a very small dog grabbed my baby chick ran and bit and then put her down, its been about 3 days since this and shes alive eating and drinking. she is not very good at balancing or walking, for example i got a wood dowel for my other chicks to play on and she cant stand or balance on it she starts to fall so i pick her up. she can walk around but when she falls its always on her wing and its very hard for her to get up, i feel bad for the poor thing but have no clue what to do! im not sure if she injured her leg or maybe wing, she is constantly making noise and im not sure if its something i need to do something for or something that will heal itself. any advice would really help!! (shes two weeks old)
Hello Angela
I am sorry to hear about your chick; have you taken her to the vet yet?
it sounds as if she could have some broken bones and this really isn't something that you can treat at home. The chick will be in pain, so please seek professional advice soonest.
Clare Taylor
Hey quick help here , I had put a rubber band for identification aount the leg of one of my chickens , and it has swollen after two days when I noticed . I had doubled the band . Not so tight but it has caused the blood clot . There were some blisters where from the blood droplets had appeared . I cut off the band and put some petroleum jelly around the swollen part . Should I use ice packs now to quicken the recovery ? I think her leg should recover in a day or two !
Oh, crikey. That IS serious - how is it looking now?
I would suggest that you take her to a poultry-savvy vet ASAP to get that checked as there my have been some die-off of tissue and blood vessels below the elastic band.
Folks, if you need to differentiate between two similar birds, please use a leg ring, or just paint one of their claws with some nail varnish. Please do not use an elastic band.
@@CotswoldChickens its better now , started walking again .I massaged it leg a lot so it could increase the blood flow , and then put some cotton padding around the down part , are you Clare , ilike your accent so much , I would want to marry someone that sharp and sweet . Thank you , I was all day painting their coop I am building so couldnt reply earlier . Thank you , so much for the quickest reply amid this lockdown .
@@CotswoldChickens been a week , cant get up on its legs , not even one
@@twahaheather1050 Hello, have you honestly left the bird in that state for a week? It will be in unbelievable pain - please take it to the vet immediately or despatch it now. It really isn't fair on the poor thing. I know that you mean well, but as I said in my first reply - this is pretty serious and the bird needs to see a vet. Please don't let it suffer any longer.
@@CotswoldChickens ok I m taking it to the vet again . Thanks
my small chicken can't stand up could it be the muscels in her legs , legs are find,and I don't know what to do for her.can anyone help with an answer? Thanks. Jil
Is your 'small chicken' a chick? It's not easy to tell without seeing the bird, but it could have either splay leg, where the legs splay out to the sides - you can find videos of this and also the remedy, which is easy to apply. Or it might have perosis, which isn't fixable. If you're not near us in the UK so that I can see the bird, I would suggest that you take it to a chicken-savvy vet.
Hope that this helps
Mi chicken broke its leg or sprained it. I feel so 🥺 bad
my chicken got a broken leg and i dont know what to do with her leg because i stepped on her leg by accident and cause break her leg. what should i do?
If the break isn't displaced, as with in the video, then you can splint it as we've shown, but if you're in any doubt at all, or it looks worse/different, then you really must taken her to the vet as soon as possible. It is important that the bird isn't left to suffer pain.
my chicken cant move its leg or stand on it but we don't know if its broken so what should i do?
You really must take your bird to a vet - it will be in a lot of pain, and shouldn't be left like this.
Hey I really liked the video. Do you have any experience with baby chicks? We got three and unfortunately one got attacked by a cat. We weren’t able to see exactly what happened. We heard a very distinct cry from them and when we got to the scene all three ran away and the cat was left there and we shooed it off. I don’t the severity of the injury but we immediately noticed a limp. It has gotten better but she still has this waddle. She mostly keeps to herself. She still eats a bit of feed but she doesn’t scavenge for bugs or anything. The other two have become flighty and do these quick darts from place to place. She occasionally preens but rarely. She mostly just stays in this ball and lays down a lot. When we try to pick the chicks up they still run but she doesn’t really move. I hope she hasn’t gone into a state of helplessness. It’s only been a couple of days, but I’m just wondering if she’ll fully recover and catch up in development with the other two. Thanks if you were able to take the time to read this.
Hello
I am sorry to hear about your chick - did you take it to the vet? I really can't assess it or recommend treatment over the internet, but it does sound really serious and it will be in considerable pain.... as would any creature left with a possible broken bone.
Please make sure that you look after its welfare and get it to the vet soonest, or cull that chick. It is really important that it isn't allowed to suffer any more.
I hope that the chicks are now in a secure pen, away from the cat.
Clare
I'm 10 years old and my little sister with 1 year broke my little chicken leg but no injury beacuse she can't do that kind of injury. He keeps following me and want to stay right in my shirt to sleep what do i do.
I'm not sure tat I understand your question, but if you think that your bird's leg is broken, then you really need to take it to the vet.
hi my chicken suddenly couldn't walk when I saw her in the morning. She didn't have any cuts and i didn't see any swelling but she is just having trouble walking with one of her legs
It could be that she has just sprained it, as that would be less obvious than a break. It could also be something like Marek's disease, which is a gradual paralysis; it's impossible to tell without seeing the bird, but I would recommend that you take her to a chicken-savvy vet for a proper diagnosis and treatment.
Ok well I checked her the next day and she is walking much better but just a little limping. does this mean anything?
Sounds as if it might have just been a sprain, keep a close eye on her.
My 3 month old chicken's leg got rammed between the door and it stamps it feet at sometimes only .Wht is the treatment for my chicken.
I am not sure what the problem is here - is there an injury? It is REALLY important that you take any injured animal to the vet immediately. It shouldn't be allowed to suffer. A broken leg, or other serious injury isn't something which can be fixed via the internet.
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Thaaaaaaaaaank youuuuuuuuu so much
Thank you for this! I think my chickens toe is broken but I imagine its the same process. Im heading out to try now. xoxo
@Kenny Hendrick I did it for a day but then took it off because I was leaving town. The toe healed!!
hi
sorry to bother you but i think one of my hen's may have a broken leg. i've taken her to the vet and he can't find any indications of a broken leg (but he said he's no expert in chickens). he's told me to keep her separate from the other hens and keep an eye on her which i have but she's still showing signs of discomfort and barely wants to move. any advice would be most appreciated. thanks
+TheDemented1uk Hi, what makes you think the leg is broken? Did the vet examine her and take any x-rays?
I would keep her comfortable overnight and take her to an avian vet tomorrow. Best of luck
+TheDemented1uk Have you managed to get your hen to the vet? If it is broken, then she is likely to be in some pain, and will need anti-inflammatories, and a cast or splint putting on it. I'm afraid that we can't help you without seeing a bird, and would always suggest that you take her to a vet.
+CotswoldChickens hi i took her to another vet and he said he couldn't find a break at all. but he noticed that she seemed to have gone paralysed down one side of her body. so after an extensive check up on her he decided it must be something neurological and diagnosed it as a stroke. then he told me the terrible news that it was best for her to be put to sleep.
+TheDemented1uk I am sorry to hear that; it's impossible to tell accurately from a description, but the paralysis may be an indication of Marek's disease; I am not saying that it is for sure, but a possibility to consider.
We are sorry for your loss, but hope that you continue to enjoy chicken keeping. It might be an idea to phone around and find a chicken savvy vet in your area.
Hi sorry to bother you by my dad 'chicken is hurt and his chicken is walking on one leg and I think the other leg is hurt and can not walk well what can i do
Hi my chicken has not been walking for a couple of days and I dont know what to do it's not eating or drinking either could you help me with it like any tips
Hello Itz
It is hard to tell what's wrong without seeing the bird myself, but it's best to keep it confined with food and water and take it to a vet for an x-ray.
@@CotswoldChickens I'm very sad to say but it died 3 weeks ago iv still got 1 left gunna get more
Can I still administer this treatment now.. It's five days for my own baby chick since it fractured it's leg & can't walk with it. It's swollen already
And I isolated her only today too.. Please give me a quick answer.. Is it too late?
@@wisdomforlife6900 You really need to vet your bird to the vet soonest - this isn't something that you can treat at home unless you have extensive experience. Please don't leave it to suffer, 5 days is a long time to be in pain.
my little chicks leg is broken it fell from big height . ik its impossible to tell without seeing but there is no vet in the city pls mail me . it is in deep pain :(
If it is in pain, then you either need to get it to a vet, or cull it, I'm afraid. Small chicks really need to be contained to stop this sort of accident.
My 10-12 week old chicken has splaid leg where her tendons are out of place, then she broke the other leg struggling to walk, is there anyway to fix this, or will she have to be put down, which will be agonizing :(
Hello Nicholas
It's hard to tell without seeing the bird, but there are plenty of videos online regarding chicks with splayed legs. It is something which is apparent straight after hatching and really needs to be treated right away. I'm afraid that at this late stage, the only recourse is to despatch the bird - I am sorry. If you are intending to hatch again in the future, I would read up and watch some videos on the subject so that you know what to do with future issues.
Thank you for the info
Please help our very old chicken broke it’s leg and it’s like in the middle of the leg and we don’t know what to do. I also need to mention we live in a very hot place so if we just leave her she will suffer and die of the heat. How do we deal with this? Do we put her down?
It also will take a very long time to heal because she is old and chicken legs usually take longer to heal
@@Chioser I think that you have answered your own question there; this is not something that you can deal with at home, and the bird shouldn't be kept at home in such pain. Please take her to the vet, if only to be put to sleep.
@@CotswoldChickens
Thank you so much! she is striving good at her coop now even though she permanently might not walk as good she is going amazing and healthy and she is going to get her bandages taken off very soon!
I don’t know if my chicken’s leg is sprained or broken, but she’s obviously hurt. She just limps around, and I give her a lot more attention than the other chickens. I don’t know how to heal it, I don’t have what you have. I can’t take her to the vet, and I can’t get what you have. I need help! I don’t want the chicken to suffer much longer! I feel so bad... please help!
OK, so you need to restrict her movement so that she isn't able to move around too much and make it worse, a dog crate is fine for this with coop cups for food and water. Feel very gently down the legs and mobilise the thigh joints to see if there's any obvious injury.
I'm afraid that it's impossible to treat your bird via CZcams, so you really need to either get it to the vet for treatment or despatch. We are lucky in that Clare is used to treating livestock, but anything that you are not competent with should really be treated by a professional.
I rescued a chicken from a mob of bullying chickens picking on her, pushing her aside, not letting her eat and so on and after some extended fights she seemed to have gotten both her legs injured. Can I strap both legs? I have separated her now from the mob, they can still see her and they are trying to gain access to my yard but they are not able to. I want to help her getting better and stronger before letting her go back to the owner.
Hello Lizelle
I am glad that you are trying to help this chicken, and it sounds as if her living circumstances are less than ideal.
Unless you are trained or an experienced livestock owner, I wouldn't recommend that you try to treat her at home,especially without a proper initial diagnosis. Keep her confined to prevent any further damage and take her to a chicken-savvy vet immediately as she will be in quite a bit of pain.
I hope that you manage to get her treated.
Clare
Do you suggest any kind of vitamins or calcium while the leg heals
A healthy bird shouldn't need any extra nutrients, just cage rest to help it heal.
Sir my chicken is slowly and I think it got hurt in it's leg so please say what to do......
OK, so you'll really need to take it to a vet, or someone qualified to treat it; you should not leave the bird to suffer in pain please.
Thank you where is the place were you work so I could bring it to you
+E Gamez We are in Warwickshire in the UK; you can find our postal address by visiting the website on www.cotswoldchickens.com please call to check first if you are bringing a sick chicken along.
So my baby chicken's foot got caught in the door to there coop and now she can barely walk what do i do.
Your poor bird will be in considerable pain, this is not something that can be treated at home. It should be taken to the vet today.
I hope that you get some treatment and it recovers.
Hey! How is your baby now? i have the same problem with one of my baby chick, please let me know what did you do to fix its leg.
Maam street dog bitted my chicken, he lost his toe part of his leg, , he is bleeding,, can u help me please
That is a very bad injury - your chicken really needs to be despatched humanely. It is best to keep dogs away from your flock. Please ensure that the bird is treated kindly and promptly, and isn't allowed to suffer.
my bird leg joit came down .. I mean her leg joint is displace I don't know what to do please help me
You should take her to the vet, the bird will be in pain
priyanshi garg did anyone help you?
I have a hen with No swelling but hasn't put any weight on her left leg for a month. It shakes when she stands to eat and drink. Can anyone help me? I'm not what to do other than wrap it
I have 26 chickens that a raised from birth, could this be an issue I didn't see until I moved them into their big coop and run?
I am sorry to hear about your hen, and that she has had this injury for a month already. If you are unsure about what to do, then I must advise that you take her to a chicken-savvy vet for a proper diagnosis and treatment - it sounds as if she is in pain, so it is important that you seek help and pain relief for her soonest.
I have a chick who is about a week old... It is way smaller than the others and we found that it can't walk. It's leg seems to be bending the wrong way.. how can I save it? It is not eating or drinking because it can't walk. 😢
Hello
I am sorry to hear about your chick, it is hard to tell without seeing it, but it sounds as if it might have a congenital malformation. I'm afraid that it won't survive, so it would be best to cull it. I am sorry.
On the off-chance that it isn't 'on the wrong way round' as you describe, but just splay-legged, do a search for methods of hobbling the legs to mend this.
@@CotswoldChickens thank you so much. I will try my best.
hi my girl had sprained her leg would doing this help thanks
+Katie Wade Hello Katie, if you're sure that it's just a sprain rather then a break, then you are best to just restrict her movements by putting her in a smallish dog crate with a cat box for nesting/roosting in. This will enforce rest, and help it to heal.
If you're at all unsure about it, then you'd be best taking her to the vet.
I hope that this helps, but feel free to get in touch if you have any concerns.
@@CotswoldChickens how bout my middle age chicken cant walk and a rat bit her what do i do?
@@user-cc1sc2sh6m Hello Brent, I am sorry to hear about your hen, but you really MUST get her to the vet immediately; rats spread all sorts of nasty viruses and bacteria, so any bird with a rat bite should be taken to the vet within the hour.
I hope that she recovers.
@@CotswoldChickens thx
@Katie Wade ur girl??
One of my 1 month and a half old chicks is limping what am I supposed to do?? Please reply
Hello Kevin, do you have any idea how this happened as that might help me to determine what the problem is?
Does the leg look straight or deformed?
Feel down both legs, starting at the hip, very gently feel for possible breaks, hot spots or pain when you articulate the joints. Compare the legs as you go.
I'm afraid that it's not easy for me to diagnose the problem without seeing your bird, but a good start is to isolate it in a crate with food and water (something like the crate in our broody video is fine). Minimise movement, examine her and see if you can get an idea of what's going on. Personally, unless you know a very experienced poultry keeper who can help, I would get to a chicken-savvy vet and get it looked at; the youngster may well be in pain and need a shot of painkillers as well.
CotswoldChickens the problem is that it has its mother and the mother is very protective but I’ll try to get it. I don’t want to chase it because it could hurt itself running
Just take care then and feel the leg very gently. One of the problems with young birds is that they can get a bit frisky and strain a leg easily
CotswoldChickens I will leave it for today and check on it tomorrow I will also try to look more closely at it
My hen I believe has broken her leg I am not sure how But she seems to have found a way to get around she picks her leg up and hops around really fast her leg hangs to the side while she is doing that I did not see or feel any swelling or cuts of course a chickens leg is not the same on both sides there are not any vets in my area that treats chickens she is one of my best egglayers so I do not want to lose her
If it is hanging to the side, then it is possible that she has dislocated it, and will be in pain.
It is essential that you either take her to a chicken-savvy vet, or despatch her - sorry to be so firm about this, but it is important that she isn't allowed to suffer.
Despatch her you mean put her to sleep?
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This isn't something which should be treated at home unless you have veterinary experience; please take your bird to a vet for the leg to be examined, set and painkillers prescribed.
How to fix the chicken leg of 2 months. while walking it twist its leg and fall down
Hello Obaid
I'm afraid that it's impossible to tell without seeing your chicken myself. It sounds serious though, so please take it to the vet without delay as it will be in pain.
I hope that it recovers.
One of my chickens was attacked by something unknown and now she has a broken leg and a broken wing... my parents say to let her starve because apparently there’s nothing we can do to save her. Is there absolutely anything I can do to save it?
I am sorry to hear about your chicken - you really mustn't let it suffer in pain, and starving it is not an option. She really needs to go to a chicken-savvy vet or be culled soonest.
@@CotswoldChickens I’ve just talked to them about it and they’re saying that she’s too far gone, and that she apparently can’t eat. I looked at her an hour ago and she doesn’t look as bad as they’re describing. Does a chicken savvy vet cost to put it down? I don’t want to just let her starve and die slowly
@@CotswoldChickens please respond as soon as possible, I can’t bear to let her suffer anymore than she already has
It is a welfare issue, and leaving an animal in pain and starving is not good. It is important that it sees a vet soonest for treatment, or is culled.
This is not something which can be treated over the internet .I hope that you get it sorted.
@@CotswoldChickens I see, thank you for your advice.
She looks EXACTLY like my girl Tilly! My girl is a Black Sexlink. Is that what she is? Even makes the same sound! Cute girl! Hope she is all better! Great job and thanks for the video!
She's a hybrid which we call a Jasmine; lovely birds :)
Sexlinks are hybrids too! I think it's a Road Island Red rooster and a Barred Rock hen....but each of those two breeds has to have a certain gene or something to make a Black Sexlink. You can't just take those two breeds and pair them normally and get them! lol...and they call them Sexlinks because when the chicks are born you can easily tell the difference between the males and females.
If the hen in the video is the same breed as my BSL....I think I'll start calling her a "Jasmin" instead! Sounds way nicer than Sexlink! lol
My chicken jumped from roof and he injured his leg. What should I do now?
You should pop him in a crate to restrict his movement and get him to the vet soonest; this is not something that you can treat at home unless you are very experienced.
@@CotswoldChickens oh no! You should have told me this before I was making it to walk.I cannot carry it to vet due to lockdown.
Either It have to be cured by itself or I will smash it's neck tomorrow.
My chicken got a cut on her toes, probs from the thorn bush but there is no thorn just a cut
Hello
I'd like to help you, but it's impossible to tell what the problem is without seeing it. Is the cut near the body, or closer to the foot and how long is the cut?
I would suggest that you bathe it to assess the damage, and then clean it with some antiseptic spray, like the Nettex one. If the wound is longer than 1cm, then you ought to take the bird to the vet, otherwise, dress it and assess it in a couple of days. If the other birds are pecking it, then you will neeed to isolate.
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my chicken has a broken toe what should I do?
Broken toes aren't uncommon, and like when we break our own toes or fingers there's very little that you can do. Provided that it isn't setting crooked, I would use a large-ish pet carrier or medium dog crate to confine her movements so that she isn't jumping around and it sets better.
It's hard for me to tell without seeing her, but if you are at all concerned, then i would take her to a chicken-savvy vet.
Can a chicken live with broken leg?
My chicken feels like she bent her leg at the hock joint? (maybe her hip?)
I don't feel any swelling, but it definitely feels twisted out of place.
She's about 4 months old, and I think this might have happen from her slipping on laminate floor. (She's more of a house chicken, and she ended up this way over night so we don't really know what happen.)
Do you know how we could maybe help her?
It sounds as if it could be a break, but I'm more inclined to think that it's possibly dislocated. It's not possible to tell without looking at the bird, but you should take her to the vet soonest.
You are quite right; chickens and slippery floors aren't compatible - I would keep her outside where she's more at home :)
how can I fix a ducks broken leg
You can fix a dusk's leg in the same way, so long as the fracture isn't displaced. However, unless you have plenty of experience, like Clare, then we would suggest that you take it to a poultry vet for assessment and treatment.
But what do you do if they can't stand up at all?
As we say in the description, this video is to show what 'can' be done, but not something that I would advise a regular chicken keeper to do at home. If your chicken is unable to stand, then it needs to go to an experienced poultry vet soonest.
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@@CotswoldChickens okay thank you for the information I needed :)
can broken joints be fixed???
That depends on whether it is broken or just dislocated, and also which joint it is. I would strongly recommend that this is a job for a vet. Your bird will be in pain, so should be treated immediately.
@@CotswoldChickens thanks for the reply!
Where I worked at one of teenage chickens has a broken leg. poor girl limping inside and I was wondering how it got broken leg. I told a staff they should have a vet look at it but was told it'll healed itself.
If it has a broken leg, then the bird will be in pain. It really ought to be seen by a vet, medicated, and the the leg splinted. To leave an animal in pain isn't kind
How u fix chicken broken fingure ?
Hello, I am guessing that you mean a broken toe.
Unless you know what you are doing, we really would suggest that you take your chicken to a vet for treatment, otherwise it will be in considerable pain.
We are lucky in that Clare has considerable experience handling and treating livestock, particularly chickens, so ensures that they are medicated and treated with care. This s not an instructional video, and we would not suggest that you attempt this treatment unless you are experienced.
Thanks
My chicken fingure broken in middle not on toe
I don't really understand where you mean - is the break on the leg or the toe?
My previous answer still stands; you really ought to take the bird to a vet to have it treated.
CotswoldChickens oh ok what's your what's app I will send u pics of broken leg the I sure u understand I haven't available here any special list
What to do if a chick of 1 month has broken his leg
is she okay 😯
+Beatriz Vazquez Yes, she is thank you; if you watch the end of the video, you will see that she made a full recovery :o)
thankyou for your videos, really informative.
This is a longshot but if you could advise or comment in any way it'd be really appreciated - our hen has been limping for a few weeks, we took her to the vets and looked at her ourselves and noone can see/feel anything wrong.. she's eating, drinking, laying etc. just fine, we're thinking it might be an injury that's healed but healed oddly? not sure whether a splint would be useful for her.. czcams.com/video/hiX0a7CsDbI/video.html
Hello Melissa
Thank you for your video - I have looked at it and can't see - from the footage - what the problem is; I would need to examine her. Was the vet a chicken-savvy one? Often regular vets know very little about Avians, and may mis-diagnose or even miss a problem.
How long has she been like this? If she's been limping for some time, then it may not heal any further now.
Without being able to see her myself, I would suggest that you restrict her movement for a while - put her in a crate (see the broody video) or something to stop her from moving around too much so that she can recover. Leave her in this for 4 or 5 days, but put it in the run so that she can be with the others. Let me know how she gets on.
Do you have a pecking problem as well?
Clare
@@CotswoldChickens thank you so much for your reply Clare, I really appreciate it! The vet was qualified to work with chickens but I'm guessing may have been inexperienced with them sadly. We took her to them quite early on but it's now been several weeks of this limp.
Thanks for your advice, we'll try and fashion a crate for her and hope that helps.
Yes, they had been pecking at her quite badly though that's calmed down a lot now thankfully!
@@melissajames7124 See how you get on with crating her, some rest may help her heal. Crushed Arnica pillules are also very good to help with tissue trauma, as they are for humans.
Keep an eye on that pecking issue - I have done a couple of videos, which you may have already watched, on bullying and fitting a bumpa bit - I'd advise that you do the latter to save lives if there is pecking going on.
Roughly where are you located? I may be able to help more if you are nearby.
Clare
@@CotswoldChickens thank you so much. We're in the Midlands so not too far away if things don't improve :)
@@CotswoldChickens we've got her settled in a small dog crate now so fingers crossed it helps her a bit. we did notice a very small amount of blood drawn on her though so I went to buy some bumpa bits from you but it says not available for online purchase, could you advise please? :)
My chick is sitting down and it’s leg is looking a bit funny I assume that it had broken its leg but it refuses to get the bandage on
thank you so much, my dog attacked my chicken and broke his leg.
I am so sick of all of the "take it to a vet" THERE ARE NO VETS IN OUR AREA THAT WILL SEE CHICKENS and I see the majority of posts say that but that is always your answer, take it to the vet. sorry can't travel to the uk with my chicken
I am sorry that you feel that way Phyllis
There are many chicken ailments and conditions which can easily be treated at home. Unless you are competent and an experienced livestock owner, I wouldn't recommend treating any complicated breaks at home yourself. This is the job for a vet.
Sadly, quite a few of the people who post on here have been allowing their poor bird to limp around in pain for some time, which is absolutely not tenable. If you don't have access to a vet, which would be unusual, then I'm afraid that the poor bird should be humanely despatched as it would be cruel to allow it to remain in pain.
I hope that this answers your comment
do you even read your posts? it is not UNUSUAL for vet access in many areas of the us. there are none here that will see chickens and even decline to euthanize them. Yes most of us aren't stupid and know that the chicken may be in pain but we want to help if possible that WHY we turn to videos for help, ideas, and others who may have experienced the same issue. yeah quite a few of the people of post on here have birds limping around in pain that is WHY they turn to youtube and other sites. I do happen to be an experienced livestock owner but with large animals, cows, horses, etc., only turn to videos to see what others have experienced and found different ways to help, I realize that you are covering yourself with take it to the vet stock answer, but almost every post informs you that THERE ARE NO VETS that they have access to. that was why I commented. its no help.
Nice job