Hen got out, Won’t walk on leg, Broken Clavicle?

[Nanie7531]

My Hens coop got knocked over and my two hens got out. Sadly, one was eaten. The other one was hid somewhere, when we found her we picked her up and brought her back home. We noticed she wasn’t putting pressure on one of her legs and was dragging it behind. She is eating when we put food in front of her but not moving to eat it or drinking water as far as I’ve seen. Right now my only plan is to put her in a smaller cages in area so she has less room to continue to walk on her leg and so she doesn’t have to travel for food and water. I wet her down to part her feathers easier to check for visual signs of injury on her leg and hock (where we originally thought the injury was). I couldn’t see anything extremely out of the ordinary but I’m very novice with chickens, these two were my firsts. But I did notice her clavicle area looked unnatural to me, I would like a second opinion because I could be wrong. Any ideas on what is wrong and how to help fix or alleviate any pain?!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Welcome To BYC

I'm sorry for your loss.
I see her keel and crop.
Dragging a leg may be spinal injury...hard to know. Can she bring it forward in a natural position if she's still?

If vet care is an option, that would be best, other wise I think you are doing what you can for the time being.
I would make sure her crop is emptying overnight. See that she's drinking and eating.
Vitamin therapy may be helpful in healing - Poultry Cell is a good choice since it contains most essential vitamins or you can give Vitamin E (400IU) and 1/4 tablet B-Complex daily.

I'll tag in @Eggcessive and @coach723 to have a look and offer suggestions as well.

I hope she recovers.

 

[Eggcessive]

As Wyorp Rock said, a vet would be good. Many of us do not have that luxury, so I would consider a chicken sling chair for some of her time. She could reach food and water there, and you could remove her to let her rest and sleep, or to do any therapy on her to test her legs. Aspirin (1/2 tablet of low dose 81 mg twice daily for 2-3 days,) can be used for pain, or your vet could prescribe meloxicam. Wet chicken feed, scrambled egg, canned cat food pate, plain greek yogurt, and tuna are some of the foods I use with a sick or injured chicken.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a good link with suggestions for chicken slings, and a video of one that is easily made:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/

 

[Nanie7531]

She won’t bring it forward even when sitting and can’t balance enough to stand up. She can close her toes when I touch them. She’s still eating but isn’t drinking water. Trying to feed her tomatoes and other things with high water content to make up for her lack of drinking.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is her crop emptying overnight?

Good idea if she's not drinking to give watery feed and foods. Some also give watermelon, that seems to be a favorite of birds that are not doing well.