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Thanks every one!

Happy ending to the broken leg. Peggy healed perfectly and doesn't even limp. Want to know what I used for a cast?......a tampon tube! No kidding- it worked perfectly. Because there were lacerations on the broken leg, I wanted a cast I could remove periodically and easily- to check the wounds...

Sorry Kathy- what is Meloxicam? But- Don't have it anyway....tell me about it- FYI -"Peg" is doing well, hobbling around on splinted leg. Foot seems warm and puffy by afternoon if I've had her out in "hospital pen" or bopping around the kitchen. But once I give her a little a little...

Thanks Q8, I'm thinking gypsum would be what we call plaster for casts here. That is very good news that your peacock's leg healed. I had to tighten the splint this morning, because it was moving around her leg so easily - the swelling went down over night. So, I think a real gypsum(plaster)...

Thanks, that was my next question- how long do you think I should leave the splint on? already had to tighten it-as the swelling went down so much (from the aspirin solution I think) that it wasn't giving much support at all.

Okay, heads up- I'm talking about a chicken, not a peafowl- but thought I would ask here since most of you have chickens as well as peafowl.... so, has anyone had success with a broken leg healing? One of this years chicks- (10 weeks old now) showed up with a leg injury today. She was limping...