How to treat a broken leg.

[tdiving]

Hi
Not sure if this gets to you or if you have time to answer BUT----

We have many "street"machovy ducks in our area--one of which seems to have a broken leg or dislocated at the hip----leg just hangs free at hip.

These are not pets and are very difficult to handle but I now have him in a cage---where to go from here???

As a splint seems to be pretty much out of question(unless you can advise otherwise)---thinking of strapping leg to body--does this make sense ????
really want to help this poor guy but cant afford large vet bill (save that for my feral cats----)

Thqnk you
Tony [email protected]

 

[Musey Farmvana]

Due to my recent knee surgery, my Roommate has been tending to my flock. He got one of my girl's legs stuck under the door. Her leg has a dent,she can't put any weight on it n her foot is very swollen. Any advice on how to help my poor girl out? :-( )0( Please email me [email protected] I get lost on this mobile app. Cheers

 

[CleanEggs]

Due to my recent knee surgery, my Roommate has been tending to my flock. He got one of my girl's legs stuck under the door. Her leg has a dent,she can't put any weight on it n her foot is very swollen. Any advice on how to help my poor girl out? :-( )0( Please email me [email protected] I get lost on this mobile app. Cheers

 

[CleanEggs]

Due to my recent knee surgery, my Roommate has been tending to my flock. He got one of my girl's legs stuck under the door. Her leg has a dent,she can't put any weight on it n her foot is very swollen. Any advice on how to help my poor girl out? :-( )0( Please email me [email protected] I get lost on this mobile app. Cheers

i had a hen that had a a paving stone topple onto her leg and she was hurt. Bruising and swelling on foot and inability to bear weight with it. I separated her in a small cage, kept her warm, dry and drunk on gin and water. That way she did not try to move around much. I also added Poultry Cell to her water. After two weeks she was much improved and hopped a bit for a few weeks after that. But that was three months ago and she is perfectly fine now. Good luck to you both!

 

[Phoenixxx]

Thank you for the info! I had to deal with a broken leg yesterday but needed to know how long to leave the "cast" on. The bone that broke was the drumstick near the "ankle" joint. It was a complete break so the foot was completely disconnected and moving freely of the leg. First, I splinted the drumstick using a thick twig wrapped in cotton padding (I cut pie pieces out of the pads, placed them over the tips of the stick folding the "fingers" down and taping in place). You can see the splint protruding up the back of the cast. Next, I had to build a brace to stop lateral rotation of the foot. I used a piece of stiff wire (pretty sure it was a coat hanger at one time), curled the ends back making sure to bend the points away from the leg, and then shaped the lower portion to curve around the joint, lie flush on the lower leg bone, and then curve away again at the foot. Once this brace was properly shaped, positioned and wrapped, the break was secure. To check this, I grabbed a toe and gently moved the foot around to see whether it still moved independently or if the entire leg moved as a whole unit: the entire leg moved, I had done a good job however, hockey tape and me-fix weren't quite cutting it (the tape kept trying to peel away) so i picked up a roll of vet wrap. Here is the photo:

 

[stretchy4u2]

My bantam hen had a broken leg I splinted it and I changed her water everyday,and her cage every other day. I gave her worms as a treat and her scratch. she was in there for 2 weeks and I noticed this morning that she was totally near death.I feel really bad and I don't know why she died. If anyone can give me some insight.

 

[Phoenixxx]

My bantam hen had a broken leg I splinted it and I changed her water everyday,and her cage every other day. I gave her worms as a treat and her scratch. she was in there for 2 weeks and I noticed this morning that she was totally near death.I feel really bad and I don't know why she died. If anyone can give me some insight.

It's possible the break cut the femural artery and she bled out internally? But that wouldn't have taken 2 weeks. I would have to say it's something unrelated to the break.

 

[DanoJackson]

I have a question. My one girl got attacked by something tonight. Has a wound on her underside and I think a broken leg. I have read about splinting and isolating them. However, I only have 2 chickens and they are in a fairly small coop(big enough for 2 chickens). My worry is that they will get stressed out if I separate them and they are both by themselves. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm very worried. Please help.

 

[Phoenixxx]

I have a question. My one girl got attacked by something tonight. Has a wound on her underside and I think a broken leg. I have read about splinting and isolating them. However, I only have 2 chickens and they are in a fairly small coop(big enough for 2 chickens). My worry is that they will get stressed out if I separate them and they are both by themselves. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm very worried. Please help.

If it's just the two of them, you can probably keep them together, just make sure the other one isn't pecking at the wound or being bullyish in any way. As for the leg, if it's broken you can tell by feeling along the bones for an edge that doesn't belong or moving the leg to see if it goes in directions it shouldn't. If it is broken, better set it right away - i see your post is already twelve hours old so you may already have to re-break it to set it properly because chickens heal FAST!

 

[CleanEggs]

The only risk I see is if the wound you mentioned is bloody, your other bird will peck it relentlessly. It's in them to do this. They do not know friendship at the point of seeing or smelling blood. Any little thing that is different will be pecked at as well. So I imagine a splint would trigger that reaction. My advice is to get a rabbit cage and use it as an infirmary. Also, some gin and water is what I gave mine. You need your sick bird to be still, warm and quiet. Gin will fill that bill. So separate, splint, treat wounds ( I use Nu Stock) and dose. Good luck!