Looking for Advice

[M Brennen]

I have a chicken coop with 2 roosters and 36 hens. They have been together for a year and a half. Recently one of my roosters started limping. I can’t find any obvious injury. It’s possibly a sprain. Even though the two boys have been known to tangle on occasion, they have never drawn any injury to each other. The injured rooster currently seems to avoid the other boy, but I haven’t seen any attack. I have another coop with three birds, two standard sized and one banty, that I could try to move him to. However, if it doesn’t work out, I worry that I won’t be able to move him back to the big coop for his safety. I can leave him for now and watch that he isn’t attacked by the other guy because of his weakness. I could use some suggestions and advice.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

@azygous @MysteryChicken

 

[azygous]

How old is he? What breed is he? What color legs? If they are not dark, look for greenish bruises on the limping leg. They would point to an injury. No need to seperate him right now. You might soak his leg in warm Epsom salts, and try chewable aspirin twice a day to see if that helps his pain.

 

[M Brennen]

How old is he? What breed is he? What color legs? If they are not dark, look for greenish bruises on the limping leg. They would point to an injury. No need to seperate him right now. You might soak his leg in warm Epsom salts, and try chewable aspirin twice a day to see if that helps his pain.

He is an Araucana. Both roosters are 1 1/2 years of age. He does have dark legs and as far as I can tell, the injured leg feels a little warmer than the uninjured leg. What type of aspirin and how much should I give him?

 

[azygous]

Use 81 grain chewable aspirin, formerly known as children's. One tablet twice a day.

 

[M Brennen]

Use 81 grain chewable aspirin, formerly known as children's. One tablet twice a day.

Thank you!