Hen is alive after racoon attack 3 weeks later but now can't stand. Need Help

Is the wing really broken or just sore from the injury? Has the injury fully healed because it looked pretty bad. Vitamin b complex in her water would help with leg issues.
 
Is the wing really broken or just sore from the injury? Has the injury fully healed because it looked pretty bad. Vitamin b complex in her water would help with leg issues.
She's able to stand on her foot much better now! However, she never moves her wing at all. When she falls, she tries to catch herself with her other wing but never moves the broken one🙁
 
She's able to stand on her foot much better now! However, she never moves her wing at all. When she falls, she tries to catch herself with her other wing but never moves the broken one🙁
Oh dear. Have you inspected that wing for wounds, punctures, bruised areas, areas where the bone is not meeting together properly, or is broken? Does she pull the wing away / back towards her body if you extend it out? It could just be nerve damage if everything is mechanically where it should be and connected properly, and looks healthy. But if there are other indications, she might be in a lot of pain. At this point, a month after the injury, I"m not sure there's much you can do to help it heal if it is broken, but at least you could try and see if it was broken and healed incorrectly. Healed incorrectly or still broken - lots of pain. Numb wing/nerve damage - might mean bullying from the flock, and need to be housed separately for the remainder of her life.

At some point, you may need to make a quality of life determination and figure out whether it's humane to keep her alive in her current state. It's hard to determine when chickens are in pain, but I wouldn't like one of my chickens to be in constant pain for the rest of their life.

Sorry you're dealing with this, I was really hoping her wing would heal up fine.
 
She's able to stand on her foot much better now! However, she never moves her wing at all. When she falls, she tries to catch herself with her other wing but never moves the broken one🙁
It's been about a Month since the injury and initial post.

Do you have updated photos of her?

It's possible the wing was injured to the point it's nonfunctional so she may have to learn to adapt.
 

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