Can I give my chicken liquid tylenol to help with broke wing pain?

[aurajean515]

Hey everyone! Been reading forums on BYC since I started raising egg layers, finally needed to ask a question. I have a New Hampshire Red rooster, about 6 months old. He broke his wing a couple weeks ago. I had tried to wrap it to keep it in place but he would just get it tangled on things or remove it. I have him inside now so he can recover in a stress free and quiet area but I haven’t seen any improvement. It’s still swollen and black and blue around the break, and the part that broke hangs down lower than the rest of his wing. I know it will heal on its own over time, but meanwhile, can I give him liquid tylenol to help with the pain and inflammation? And if yes, how much?

Thanks!

 

[micstrachan]

No, I have not heard of tylenol for chickens, but you can use baby aspirin or ibuprofen. I don't know the exact does off hand.

Do you know how much he weighs?

 

[Eggcessive]

No tylenol or acetominophen ever. Aspirin can be given—one low dose 81 mg aspirin twice a day orally for an adult hen or rooster. Some use it in the water. Here is dosage for the water:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/drugs/aspirin

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a good article that shows how to do a figure 8 bandage for a damaged wing:
http://www.starlingtalk.com/fractures.htm

 

[Eggcessive]

Ibuprofen dosage 5 mg per pound 2 times per day.

 

[aurajean515]

No, I have not heard of tylenol for chickens, but you can use baby aspirin or ibuprofen. I don't know the exact does off hand.

Do you know how much he weighs?

I’d estimate probably about 6 or 7 pounds

 

[Eggcessive]

That would be about 30 mg of liquid childrens’ ibuprofen twice a day. If using 100 mg per 5 ml, I would give 1.5 ml.

 

[centrarchid]

I do not use pain meds on chickens with broken limbs. The response to pain is to not move a broken appendage. Immobilization allows healing. Better to concentrate on keeping healing bird in a quite location away from disturbances.

 

[Chelseyraelynn]

No, I have not heard of tylenol for chickens, but you can use baby aspirin or ibuprofen. I don't know the exact does off hand.

Do you know how much he weighs?

Aspirin and Tylenol are from the same family lol. Same thing basically.

 

[micstrachan]

Aspirin and Tylenol are from the same family lol. Same thing basically.

Actually, no.

https://www.rxlist.com/aspirin_vs_acetaminophen_tylenol/drugs-condition.htm

https://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/where-to-turn-for-pain-relief-acetaminophen-or-nsaids

https://www.utmedicalcenter.org/know-the-difference-between-your-pain-relievers/

https://study.com/academy/lesson/aspirin-vs-acetaminophen.html