Chicken Broken Leg Fix

Broken toes may need to be splinted.

Chicken broken leg fix. Could be any number of things. Very carefully its easiest with 2 people place the loops of the hair tierubber band over the chicks feet. Watch for pieces of exposed chicken wire where your chicken may get its toe trapped and need to struggle to be free.

PS the pen in the house is why my rabbit twitter is living in the spare bedroom as you can see in the intermediate fidget spinner video. You will need to splinter the broken leg with cut down tongue depressor or popsicle sticks on opposite sides of the leg to keep it from moving. Get the necessary splinting supplies at your dollar store and set up a quarantine cage for your injured chicken.

How To Fix Spraddle Leg. Some chickens may require surgery while others may only require bandagingsplinting and a period of rest and physical therapy. Get prepared ahead of time for circumstances like this.

I did put her in her own pen and kept her there for about 4-6 wks when she was walking pretty good again I put her back in the main pen. How to fix Splayed leg. Broken Toes and Toenail Injuries.

Nevertheless if you encounter a chick with Spraddle Leg there is a way to fix it. In Backyard Poultry Naturally Alanna Moore recommends soaking a broken leg in comfrey tea two to three times a day and giving a teaspoon of the tea internally at the same time. I had a hen that got a broken leg.

Small elastic hair tie or rubber band roughly 1 12 inches when pinched flat. A break in a bone without an accompanying wound at the fracture site. How do Chickens Break Legs.