Help Splinting a broken leg

[BriskRooster]

I would use poultry vitamins from a feed store added to the water, but an all B complex tablet in the water would suffice. Look at pages 17-21 of this link: http://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Duerr_Splinting_Manual_2010.pdf

sorry for getting to you late, thanks, would livermol help also? thanks for the article/pdf

 

[BriskRooster]

I would use poultry vitamins from a feed store added to the water, but an all B complex tablet in the water would suffice. Look at pages 17-21 of this link: http://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Duerr_Splinting_Manual_2010.pdf

From what that article shows it usual that the long stretch of straight bone fractures, not the actual joint like i first thought, so in that case, the 'femur' bone would have to be the broken one for the leg to be able to move side-to-side like it does, or its just a broken tendon and the tendon is no-longer there to restrain the leg from bending out weirdly far.

I will carefully test the broken bone testing technique shown in the article on different bones on spring to see where or if the break is.

Thanks.
Thomas

 

[tinkershell767]

I think my rooster got a broken femur when he tried protecting the flock the other night. We've had a problem with a predator lately. The animal tore feathers out from under the wing. I'm glad I found this thread.

 

[tinkershell767]

Actually he broke the elbow of his right leg.

 

[BriskRooster]

Actually he broke the elbow of his right leg.

sorry about you rooster, and i hope he heals, but my hen ended up just having a broken tendon and it is nearly totally healed.

 

[Popo]

i got to take care of my parents now but i have lots of sites - as i used to answer lots of these online when i had the time-

http://goldcoastbirdvet.weebly.com/bird-injuries-broken-legs-and-wings.html
above is Dr Ross face book acct with 300 videos about injuries and how to fix them.


http://www.starlingtalk.com/fractures.htm good pictures
Fractured Bird Leg - Long Beach Animal Hospital
www.lbah.com/word/fractured-bird-leg/
http://www.justanswer.com/pet-bird/2kbxd-pigeons-toe-broken-looks-its-90-degree-angle.html

http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/f6/broken-legs-53404.html
You just have to look at the condition and make a Spint which will answer.
I usually use the Handle from a plastic Spoon or Fork, especially the kind which has a sort of 'trough'. I cot the Handle free of the Spoon or Fork end of course, and, round the cut edge.
I bend this by warming the local area over a Cigarette Lighter, and, make it so it is a sort of lazy 'Z' shape, which wil correctly fit the Leg in question, and, once in place, will keep the Bone ends up together for them to mend. You do not want there to be a gap or a mis-align where the break is.
The lazy 'Z' shape with the Sling, allows the Leg to be in a relaxed and somewhat extended position, comfortabe for the Bird, and excellent for the Bones ot be correctly alinged and the Bone ends to be brought together properly.
I fold some paper Towel into a long folded strip of maybe four layers of the paper Towel, and, tape that along the side of the Splint then, where the Leg will be, then, gently tape the Leg around that in all three parts of the lazy 'Z' shape.
The Tape I use is called 'Micropore'; and is 1/2 inch wide...and this Tape can be had of any Home Medical Supply place for like 99 Cents a Roll.​

This type of Splint works very well, and, with the correct Tape kind, is easy to remove later, once the Leg has had time to heal.
The image you show does not appear to answer the needs of the Leg for alignment or for the ends of the Bone being brought together.

Pictured: Anna Sloan, from the Macaw and Cockatoo Rescue of New Mexico, builds alexandrine, Roo, a go cart to help correct splayed legs.

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https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

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https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry
fantastic instructions for spayed legs and support and diagnosis of diseases


http://www.worldwidewounds.com/2003/november/Cousquer/Avian-Wound-Management-Part-2.html
http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com/2012/03/bumblefoot.html
http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com/2012/07/comb-to-toe-checkup.html
Here is an easy recipe for a DIY Antiseptic Ointment to apply to a wound or cut in a pinch. For use on people and chickens.
Antiseptic Ointment
2-1/2 ounces beeswax
3/4 cup olive or coconut oil
1/4 teaspoon liquid vitamin E (helps repair damaged skin)
10 drops lavender essential oil (relaxant, pain reliever, antibacterial, anti-fungal)
10 drops lemon essential oil (antibacterial, antiviral)
~Beeswax donated by beeyondbeeswax.com~
Grate beeswax and melt with olive or coconut oil over low heat in a double boiler. Remove from heat and stir in the Vitamin E and essential oils. Pour into a small covered container and cool. Store in a cool, dark place.

 

[tinkershell767]

sorry about you rooster, and i hope he heals, but my hen ended up just having a broken tendon and it is nearly totally healed.

We had to put him out of his misery. He had an infection and was slowly dying an awful death. I couldn't let myself watch him die like that after saving my flock from what we think was a fox that invaded the coop two nights in a row.

 

[epona9992002]

This a pretty old post so I would be interested in finding out if splinting it helped. I just had a 6 week old Wellsummer pullet chick get stepped on by my goats!!! She has a break in the same are. (Just above the "knee" area close to her body. I pulled (OUCH!!!) the leg straight and wrapped it as far up as I could and just kept the leg straight. I used padded pop sickle sticks as splints. I have her in a box with plenty of food and water and will keep an eye on her. I expect to have to keep her clean as she will have trouble pooping without soiling herself. But I figure I will give her at least 2-3 weeks before I give up on trying to save her. She was eating and drinking good after I splinted her leg so I have a little hope for her. Lisa

 

[BriskRooster]

This a pretty old post so I would be interested in finding out if splinting it helped. I just had a 6 week old Wellsummer pullet chick get stepped on by my goats!!! She has a break in the same are. (Just above the "knee" area close to her body. I pulled (OUCH!!!) the leg straight and wrapped it as far up as I could and just kept the leg straight. I used padded pop sickle sticks as splints. I have her in a box with plenty of food and water and will keep an eye on her. I expect to have to keep her clean as she will have trouble pooping without soiling herself. But I figure I will give her at least 2-3 weeks before I give up on trying to save her. She was eating and drinking good after I splinted her leg so I have a little hope for her. Lisa

Hi Epona, sorry about your chick, our chook spring healed quite okay with the splint we put on her, we redid the splint on her leg many times, and now she walks around fine but the leg healed slightly wrong so she woddels a bit strangely but it worked, and she keeps up with the others.

Another thing -> Don't give up on it! we have another chicken called stripe, her leg got broken too, but that was when i was very inexperienced with chickens, and we did it all wrong and her leg bent over time, under her body, and healed in place. but she is still alive and well, and is the only laying chook we have at the moment, but she walks slowly with a slightly hunched back, but she is very happy, so that go's to show even in the worst case, there is no reason to give up or put them down, (i have never put any chickens down, i fight as long as i can to do everything i can...)

The main thing is to get it to do as little walking on it as possible, i don't know where the leg on yours is broken, can you feel a sharp edge through the skin like a brake in a straight of bone? or does the joint seem to be separated? it may only be a broken tendon, luckily in my case it seemed to be that.

I could help more if you could post a image of how you currently have it splinted.

I found the best position to splint it in is the neutral position, just match it to the position of the other leg, making sure not to force anything. the way you splinted it seems like you straightened the leg out... depending on where it is, it might be the wrong position to heal on.

Happy to help.
Thomas.

 

[Laura1011]

I was wondering if you would share what happened with your chicken. I have a 6 week old chick who seems to have the same problem and I have thought about splinting too.
Thank you,
Laura