Help!! More photos roo limping badly

[staceyj]

they can’t get out of that??
That’s awesome.

Mine can’t! I think it’s the oval shape. $1 @ Walmart

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you for the video.
At around the 14second mark, he turns around. The left joint seems to want to fold/turn under.
Can you feel of that for swelling? Any scabs, soreness of that joint?

 

[leslielbk]

Last night I "planned" on soaking his feet but he had different plans. All I could do was get some Neosporin on his feet before he turned into a flapping maniac. I love the oval trash cans soaking method but I can't understand why he wouldn't fly out of it. Did you kind of stuff him down in it? Today he seems about the same or maybe a tiny bit better or I'm getting used to it. He does seem a little more mobile. Honestly, the only thing that I can see is redness between his toes. But when he walks it seems like his foot has a very high arch if that makes sense. What I would call a Barbie foot. Like he's walking only on his toes. I am going to try an Epsom salt bath tonight but it's hard to handle him by myself. He's big and heavy and when he starts flapping his wings keeping him contained is almost impossible. Any tips in that regard would sure be appreciated. I'll be able to check his feet and legs again to look for swelling or cuts or anything else out of the ordinary... I'm getting a crash course in chicken feet! I seems to me he's sitting down a lot less then he was the last 2 days. Thank you all so much for all of your ideas and for hanging in here with me.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Swaddle him in a towel to secure his wings, this should help you to control him better.

 

[leslielbk]

I tried to swaddle...between the towel and trying to hold the saline wash can and the Neosporin,well, it went straight to flapping again. He was OK but got his head out He let me spray wash it and put the ointment on at least. The girls started getting upset and that's when he went hysterical. Now that I have a grip on how it works I'll bring him in the house to work on him. I have the oval trash can for the Epsom bath...I'll be sure to take a video LOL. I did get a good look though, and felt his legs but they seem fine. The redness is still there, but less, which is good. I'm going to fold over the end of the towel and sew a little pocket to keep his head in there. It's hard by myself (whine).
Here's a video I just took of him and he seems to just be adapting to the injury and gets around better. He doesn't try to attack me because he knows he's injured. I was holding the treats can and walking backward so it's a pretty rough video.

 

[leslielbk]

This morning he is walking better, still limping but not nearly as bad and he's not laying down in the yard anymore. He's still favoring the foot for sure but if I keep it up I'm hoping for a full recovery. The redness between the toes of his left foot has calmed down so much it's hardly noticeable and the right foot that I feared was affected as well looks normal.
I'm quite sure he cut his foot and is holding it up to protect it. I'm still not comfortable with the weird arch though, so I'm watching that with eagle eyes . I actually went into the run with my binoculars which I highly recommend if you need to get a close look from a distance. I won't post any more photos/videos unless you all find them useful, but I'll keep doing one daily to for comparison. I learned that years ago, that video was a great way to review yourself if you're giving a speech or auditioning for a role, etc., making improvements. Horrifying but effective.
Thank you all for helping me through this. It was/is my first health concern in lots of years keeping chickens and it was very scary. I'm a little more confident now and have a first aid kit just for them. And a towel with a "head pocket" sewn in lol

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Glad to hear he is improving!
Great idea, sewing a towel with a head pocket

 

[WVduckchick]

Glad to hear he is improving!
Great idea, sewing a towel with a head pocket

x2 on both counts!

 

[leslielbk]

I brought him in by myself! Feeling much more confident Does that look right? I couldn't see it with the naked eye but saw it in the photo afterward.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I brought him in by myself! Feeling much more confident Does that look right? I couldn't see it with the naked eye but saw it in the photo afterward.
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It's hard to tell, is it just folded over or is there a tear in the foot?
Can you get a helper to hold him, hold that open and take a better look at that?

I'm glad you are feeling more confident. As you handle him more, he will become used to it and he will likely be more agreeable as well.