Injured Brahma, severe limp

[ToriMarsh0390]

Hey all,

I’ve had an injured Brahma for a week now, at first there was no sign of injury, not even swelling, but she had a severe limp so I brought her inside and put her in a crate, and have been giving her 81mg of aspirin twice a day with scrambled eggs.

She continues to eat, drink, and lay eggs daily, but has went from walking with a severe limp to being unable to walk at all, expect for in a small circle.

I’ve soaked her in Epsom salt bath starting today as I’ve just learned it can help with swelling and injuries.

After her bath, I inspected her again, and see her hock is looking like this. It is red and has what looks like a bruise?

Can anyone help me out here as to what could be going on? I’ve carefully manipulated her leg and she seems to have a good range of motion, no obvious breaks, and it is not bumblefoot.

I’ll also try to attach in the comments a video of how she is holding and moving her leg.

Any and all advice is welcome.

Also I should add that there is no avian vet in my area and an emergency vet visit is 100% out of the question. I’m trying to do what I can for her before I cull.

 

[Eggcessive]

Other than the red pressure sore on the left leg, is it the right leg with the green bruise that is bad? Can you get an X-ray at the vet? How high is her roost? How old is she, and was she vaccinated for Mareks? Videos should be uploaded to YouTube and made public with a link posted here.

 

[hortoa01]

Hey all,

I’ve had an injured Brahma for a week now, at first there was no sign of injury, not even swelling, but she had a severe limp so I brought her inside and put her in a crate, and have been giving her 81mg of aspirin twice a day with scrambled eggs.

She continues to eat, drink, and lay eggs daily, but has went from walking with a severe limp to being unable to walk at all, expect for in a small circle.

I’ve soaked her in Epsom salt bath starting today as I’ve just learned it can help with swelling and injuries.

After her bath, I inspected her again, and see her hock is looking like this. It is red and has what looks like a bruise?

Can anyone help me out here as to what could be going on? I’ve carefully manipulated her leg and she seems to have a good range of motion, no obvious breaks, and it is not bumblefoot.

I’ll also try to attach in the comments a video of how she is holding and moving her leg.

Any and all advice is welcome.

Also I should add that there is no avian vet in my area and an emergency vet visit is 100% out of the question. I’m trying to do what I can for her before I cull.

Were you able to get a video to post? Did your chicken heal? I'm having a similar issue with one of my roo's. Desperately looking for help! He started out putting weight on it, leg would gseem to buckle at the joint, and now 3 days later after confining him, he can't put weight on it!

 

[ToriMarsh0390]

Were you able to get a video to post? Did your chicken heal? I'm having a similar issue with one of my roo's. Desperately looking for help! He started out putting weight on it, leg would gseem to buckle at the joint, and now 3 days later after confining him, he can't put weight on it!

Hey, it’s been a while since this happened but I’m happy to report that she made a full recovery! It took about 6 weeks and I kept her crated for 3 of those weeks. She ended up getting really depressed so I set her free with the chickens and she was able to manage herself just fine. She would rest when she needed it and free range as she wanted.

It took about six weeks for her to fully heal but she’s happy and healthy and laying great!

I think she must of jumped off the roost in a funny way and twisted or sprained something. No avian vets in my area to confirm this information, but that is my best guess.

Good luck to you!