Poorly wing

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Mulberry1990

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Poorly wing
« on: July 19, 2010, 14:57 »
Hi, one of my chickens seems to have hurt her wing this morning. I don't think it's broken, she didn't mind me touching it too much to have a look. She seems a bit subdued and has been spending all her time in the coop this morning (not sure if this is due to the hot weather and thousands of thunder bugs though)
I've put some pictures of her and her wing, if anyone has any ideas what could be wrong or if I need to do anything for her!
Snapshot 2010-07-19 14-57-52.jpg
Snapshot 2010-07-19 14-58-29.jpg
4 Dogs: Stanley, Oscar, Borris and Scraps, 8 chickens: Prada, Mulberry, Alessi, Apple, Dior, Bobbi, Eve and Fendi, 2 Guinea Pigs: Rupert and Milo, 3 Rabbits: Louis, Daisy and Charlie 2 Fish: Sandy and Pebbles, 6 Quail

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Re: Poorly wing
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2010, 13:17 »
hi my silkie has exactly the same looking wing but she is quite wobbly on her feet and falls over onto her side and thgen cant get back up again, i have taken her out the main pen and bought her inside, is your chicken walking properly? And has anyone any ideas??  Thanks

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compostqueen

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Re: Poorly wing
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2010, 13:57 »
If she's injured it she could be in pain.  The hen uses a muscle to hold the wing to her side. If she's hurt herself she might find it painful so the wing hangs down as the effort needed to keep it tucked in could be too painful.  It could well right itself within a few days but if the hen is walking wobbly or rolls over then it needs attention. Mine had a painkilling anti-inflam injection and was immediately 100% happier and the wing healed within the week. 

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Mulberry1990

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Re: Poorly wing
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2010, 15:46 »
We took her to the vets after she did this and they said she'd just damaged the wing, she was fine a couple of days later

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compostqueen

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Re: Poorly wing
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2010, 16:48 »
Oh that's good news  :)


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