Leg problems

[TayGiff]

My rooster has something wrong with his leg. I think it's from jumping off of the roost. He can walk on it but he is definitely limping. what should I do? Should I separate him from the hens ?

 

[dawg53]

Roosters are always jumping down from high places and roosts. I've dealt with this many times. Lower their roosts and eliminate high places they can jump down from as best as you can. Try caging him for rest and relaxation. Most roosters dont like being caged and will go nuts in the cage because they want to be with the hens. If you can cage him in the chicken pen with his hens, that might or might not work, it just depends. If he's a wild one, he could further aggravate the injury. In any case, he needs time to heal the injury. It might take a few days, a week, a month, or never. You can add vitamin B complex to his feed, crush a few tablets into powder and sprinkle it onto his feed to eat. It may help speed up the healing process. Release him in about 5 days and see how he walks. If he's still limping, put him back in the cage for one week continuing with the vitamin B complex. Time heals these types of injuries. I dont recommend giving him aspirin to relieve pain. Aspirin only masks the injury and if he's up in the cage, he could further injure a tendon or ligament. In this instance, you want him to feel pain so he doesnt worsen the injury.

 

[heath_elisha]

We woke up this morning to our rooster limping badly. I believe it is from jumping off the roost. My husband said that the leg he is favoring moves differently when you move it around by hand. Like where it doesn't move to side to side on the good leg and the other it does move all around. He is the best rooster ever and it just breaks my heart... my husband left for work and the roo is still out with the ladies. Doesn't look like they are picking on him at all. Do we just let him do his thing, or should be put a dog crate in the coop and keep him caged up. My first thought was to splint it- but I am unsure if it is broken or just a pulled tendon. He is not an aggressive bird and would be ok in confinement- as we had to be this winter for frost bite. I just don't want him jumping up or down anytime soon.... he is a big bird and I fear his weight could do more harm then good.