Help- is this a broken leg?

[Lizens]

Hi
Recently got a new Chicken with a week old chick. The Chick has injured its leg somehow in the last few days. I have not seen an injury like this before and I am unclear what to do? Does anyone know if this is a broken leg, splayed leg (she only holds one limp to the side), or something else? Would a splint help or would it just prolong her suffering? The leg is swollen at the knee joint but she can move it. Any help will be greatly appreciated

 

[TheOddOneOut]

@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @casportpony

 

[Eggcessive]

It looks possibly like a slipped tendon. Those can be very hard to treat successfully, and many are put down. Can she get around to eat and drink? I will post a couple of links to read on how to tell if it is a slipped tendon and how to try and manipulate the tendon back in place.
https://www.chickenheavenonearth.co...u-can-do-to-help-chicken-heaven-on-earth.html

https://bitchinchickens.com/2019/07/15/slipped-tendon/

 

[Lizens]

Thank you for replying and the links. I will take a look. We had actually come to the same conclusion after lots of internet research last night. We have just tried to manoeuvre it into a better position with a makeshift splint as the chick was hobbling on tye joint and it was getting really swollen. The links will really help though. Could i ask one more question?If we decide PTS is tye best option how distresed will mum become. She becomes quite aggressive when we remove the chick to look it over and only has the one. Thanks for all the help