Bad day

[marine43]

Hi everyone! I have been enjoying this site, for some time. We have a small flock of Rhode Island reds and whites, and a Buckeye rooster and a few hens. Yesterday they were enjoying a nice sunny day in my soon to be tilled garden. Around 4 pm I noticed a hawk fly out of the old corn stalks and immediately knew what that probably meant . Yep one of my "whites" was laying there half eaten. Well needless to say i felt bad. The rest were down by the barn, everything seemed okay. Later when I went in their coop for the usual head count , door closing i noticed one hen was limping trying to get on the roost. She had a badly broken leg. Well first thought was put her in the "cone" but then i thought maybe she could be helped . S with my wifes help i set the leg as best i could and made a splint out of 2 plastic knives and some padding etc.. She was pretty patient through the whole ordeal. My question is can I give her some aspirin in water? I have seen widely different opinions on this. She made it through the night so , no internal injuries I figure. Am I just being silly? Have any of you tried this before? Thanks for ANY suggestions

Jim

 

[ChirpyChicks1]

Yes you can but I'm not sure how much. I'll search a bit and get back to you



EDIT:

Here is this:
http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/solutions.html

You could also a baby aspirin in 1/2 gallon of water

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! You could also try posting in the Emergencies section about your girl's leg https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures It sounds like it was an open wound? You probably want to put her on some antibiotics then also. Chickens can heal from some pretty bad injuries so hopefully she can recover from the broken leg.

 

[TwoCrows]

I am so sorry about your baby! Yes you can give asprins to chickens. 1/2 of a baby asprin in the morning and then another 1/2 in the evening. You can disguise the pieces in a raisin.

I hope she recuperates soon.

Make sure to keep her isolated from the others in a small cage so she doesn't have to go far to get water or feed. I would also keep her under a heat lamp for a several days. Injured birds go into shock easily. Shock causes them to get very cold and this shock can kill them faster than the injury.

Welcome to BYC!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Can you isolate her so that she does not try to fly up and roost? Hopefully she will heal fine.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

 

[gander007]

 

[drumstick diva]

Sorry, there is always some predator looking for a free lunch. I've read many times of people setting a broken leg on their chickens. You also have to treat the open wound so infection doesn't threaten her recovery. Best to isolate her in a darkened box so she won't try to move around, and she needs to be away from the others who might attack her or just stampede over her.

Chickens can be very resilient as far as injuries go - there are also a lot of one legged chickens hopping around and they learn to maneuver just fine. tho they need extra protection from predators.

 

[MissJenn]

So sorry to hear this!