Chicken Sprained Leg

Flush the Wound With Sterile Saline.

Chicken sprained leg. Dotty has sprained her legs. If a chicken has an injury thats causing them pain the easiest and most effective thing you can give them is 12 a baby aspirin. Splayed legs in young chicks can often be corrected by making a temporary splint using sticky tape or plasters for a few days.

If anything the dye draws attention to the brightly colored wound. Dose not appear to be any swelling and no heatIve touched her leg and foot she curls her other toes but not the left foot weather when it hurts they just stop using it l dont knowWonder weather its her little toeWhat a headach me and my daughter have woke feeling unwell too May have to make an appointment at the vet but the x ray is 100 l suppose battery. Chickens have outstanding color vision.

And it might come out looking like this. If she has bruised or sprained it you might be able to tell where by feeling down the leg for areas that are hotter or where she is more tender. If the limp went away that would let me know it was just a twisted ankle or pulled muscle.

Talk to your vet. One half of a baby aspirin. Injuries From Poor Environment.

A splayed leg keeps a chicken from walking because the leg goes out at an angle behind the chicken and cant support the weight. I recommend that you eliminate high places where they can jump down from lower your roosts too. Chicks hatch with a deformed leg A broken leg.

The duccles leg went out from under her when. The leg is kind of floppy and protrudes forwards rather than back. In Part 3 I cover infections diseases nutritional causes and other causes of lame chicken legs.