Mommakity
Chirping
My 18 week old RIR rooster, Fred, showed up this morning with a limp on his right leg! He favored it quite a bit till his fav girl, Ginger, came by! He went after her with gusto and barely a noticeable gimp! Then after his failed attempt at cornering her, he went back to limping more! I decided I should separate him from the flock so he could rest his leg/foot! I don’t see anything or feel anything unusual! The pen I put him in is about 4’x3’ and away from the coop/yard! He is pacing, so not resting at all!
So I think I’ll clean the brooder, a small raised area I kept my chicks in when I first got them... it’s inside the coop.
It’s smaller and he is used to it! It has a feeder and waterer in it all the chickens can use! It also has a small roost in it!
I’m thinking he sprained his leg! There is another dominate roo,(Dinner), that chases him! So maybe in an attempt to get away?
Is there anything else I can do to aid his recovery, like soaking his leg in Epsom salts, or rubbing some kind of healing ointment on it? I read that a baby aspirin would be ok to give him! I’m not so sure about that!
Thank you in advance! Fred is much more mellow, and easier on the hens! I had planned to do something with Dinner because he is pretty aggressive! Now I’m thinking I should wait and see what happens with Fred!
So I think I’ll clean the brooder, a small raised area I kept my chicks in when I first got them... it’s inside the coop.
It’s smaller and he is used to it! It has a feeder and waterer in it all the chickens can use! It also has a small roost in it!
I’m thinking he sprained his leg! There is another dominate roo,(Dinner), that chases him! So maybe in an attempt to get away?
Is there anything else I can do to aid his recovery, like soaking his leg in Epsom salts, or rubbing some kind of healing ointment on it? I read that a baby aspirin would be ok to give him! I’m not so sure about that!
Thank you in advance! Fred is much more mellow, and easier on the hens! I had planned to do something with Dinner because he is pretty aggressive! Now I’m thinking I should wait and see what happens with Fred!