Limping Rooster

[Sma1027]

On Saturday a neighbors dog attacked my Rooster. I don't know who the dog belongs to, when I knocked a few doors down, they wouldn't answer the door. Anyways, we looked him over and he had all of his tail
feathers ripped out. We cleaned him up and he has been doing fine. Fast forward to this morning and he won't come out of the coop, and when he tried to come towards me he fell over. I think he may have a broken
leg? He has been hoping the fence and acting like his usual self since the initial shock of the dog attack, minus tail feathers. I need help because nothing like this has ever happened before. I called a few vets, and was turned away-suggestions please. I do not want
him to suffer. I put him in his own crate and removed him from the flock. He’s comfortable and quiet in the barn now. I tried to look for an Avian vet, the closest is 2 hours away.

 

[Isadora]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! I'm sorry it's not under better circumstances.
Could you upload some pictures of your roosters condition?
What are you feeding him? Does he have an appetite?

 

[N F C]

Sorry about your rooster. I see you've posted on the ER forum, hope you get the help you need for him there.

Best wishes!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Good luck with your poor boy.

 

[Dr Evy]

Welcome to BYC. We’re so glad you joined! Good luck with your rooster.

 

[Sma1027]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! I'm sorry it's not under better circumstances.
Could you upload some pictures of your roosters condition?
What are you feeding him? Does he have an appetite?

I will take some pictures, I have a video it won’t allow me to upload. We just got finished making him comfortable in the barn. He can walk on his leg, but is clearly limping and reluctant to walk. From everything that I have read, it looked like the best option was to limit his activity by putting him in a crate(with bedding, food and water). He has an appetite, and is eating crumbles and scratch. He is also drinking water. He also seems somewhat relaxed now that he isn’t on high alert watching the hens. More pictures to come soon as this doesn’t really show his condition.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Hopefully he will heal on his own. Reintegration to the flock will be your next challenge.

 

[Sma1027]

Welcome to BYC. Hopefully he will heal on his own. Reintegration to the flock will be your next challenge.

So he is the biggest of two Roosters. The other is his brother. They are over a year old. I’ve heard it isn’t good to have more than one Rooster, but as of now they work together and seem to have their own Hens, but are equally protective of the entire flock. How long in isolation will create a problem reintegrating him to the flock? I just want him to heal.

 

[swampfox440]

Hi, welcome to BYC! good luck with your roosters.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. The Best of Luck with your Rooster. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska.