Need advice on a rooster with no legs

[cottagecheese]

 

[Saaniya]

Baelfire got locked out of the coop on the coldest night back in January and got severe frostbite on both his legs and feet. I brought him in and tended to his frostbite for about a month. He still had use of his legs and could curl and uncurl his toes, so I thought that we were in the clear and began slowly reintroducing him back into the flock.

All was well until St Paddy’s Day; I noticed he was just sitting in the corner of the coop instead of running out into the run like normal. So I picked him up and saw one leg was completely gone and the other was dangling by a thread. I brought him back in the house. While I was researching what to do, his other leg fell off. I cleaned his stubs the best I could and sprayed them with Vetericyn. When I put him back in the cage, he began eating and drinking.

I have been soaking his stubs and spraying them with Vetericyn every day for two weeks. How long should I continue using vetericyn?

Right now he is in an old guinea pig cage with a puppy training pad as a liner. I put some bedding (wood shavings) on one side and he didn’t seem to like it so removed it. He is able to stand up on his hocks and walk a little. I need some advice on keeping a disabled chicken.

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I don't cull Contact @lipstickandchickens on Instagram she have same rooster she heal him


Here his article
http://www.poultrydvm.com/cases/barth

 

[Saaniya]

Thank you all for the helpful advice. I made a sling for him, which he used for about 20 minutes before he decided that it was enough and let out a grumpy bawk and somersaulted out of it. I caught him before he could hurt himself and set him down on the floor. He took off running and flapping to a towel I had on the floor. I'll try to redesign it so he can't do that again and slowly try to get him used to it.
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He gets daily visits from the two chicks that in the house brooder. During today's visit he decided that the towel they were on wasn't good enough and tried to fly to the couch. I helped him up and he preened and took a nap.
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Everyday he seems stronger and harder to keep immobilized.

Do contact @lipstickandchickens on Instagram she have same pet Rooster Barth she will def help u

 

[Cragg Klefor]

Baelfire got locked out of the coop on the coldest night back in January and got severe frostbite on both his legs and feet. I brought him in and tended to his frostbite for about a month. He still had use of his legs and could curl and uncurl his toes, so I thought that we were in the clear and began slowly reintroducing him back into the flock.

All was well until St Paddy’s Day; I noticed he was just sitting in the corner of the coop instead of running out into the run like normal. So I picked him up and saw one leg was completely gone and the other was dangling by a thread. I brought him back in the house. While I was researching what to do, his other leg fell off. I cleaned his stubs the best I could and sprayed them with Vetericyn. When I put him back in the cage, he began eating and drinking.

I have been soaking his stubs and spraying them with Vetericyn every day for two weeks. How long should I continue using vetericyn?

Right now he is in an old guinea pig cage with a puppy training pad as a liner. I put some bedding (wood shavings) on one side and he didn’t seem to like it so removed it. He is able to stand up on his hocks and walk a little. I need some advice on keeping a disabled chicken.

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I've been nursing a lame chicken for over a year now. She's happy, great appetite and seems to be enjoying her life!?!
She is in a padded pen by herself, with a laptop which a variety of chicken and farm shows play for her. She talks a lot to this laptop. She flaps around a lot so I pick her up for three feeds a day which only include growers pellets then a drink. She gets greek yogurt about once a fortnight and some tinned cat food. She has artritis so is on .8ml of rheumocam every morning and half a disprin every evening. I take her out and around to the rest of the chickens after each feed, or if the weather is good we sit outside while she eats. (Her pen is inside a shed). She loves her outside visits and talks to all the other chickens immediately. There was a week last year where circumstances prevented me from bringing her outside and she became mute. This has had to be rectified. I now bring her out regardless.

I think your lovely little fellow has an even better future ahead of him as he can at least can somewhat move about himself and may even be able to eventually be completely mobile. Best of luck to you and the roo and I would love also to hear updates!!

 

[Cragg Klefor]

Just thought to add....
On warm days her pen gets brought outside along by another chicken run. I also sit outside with her on my lap a lot. Sometimes, many times a day. This is a full time job. She also needs a bath regularly (i use only epsom salts) as she does get dirty no matter how many poo pick ups I do (multiple times a day). It's not 'easy' per say, but she's worth it. She is the lovelyist little thing but it is a demanding role to take on which requires a lot of commitment. I also need to file her beak and clip her toenails (something you won't need to do). I also need to groom her - she is molting right now and I groom her back whilst she does her front and wings. She has had multiple staph infections, canker and IB and has pulled through each time with flying colours! I believe she will let me know when she has had enough, and I will certainly understand. I don't know where she gets her fight for life from but she is surely a fighter.

 

[Mariakoltsa]

Oh my god i wish i never read this i cried so much. Poor baby. Please prostetic legs if he is happy.. as long as they are well fitting ones and dont rub and cause sores ... oh my dear god i couldnt emotionally deal with this i hope u find a good solution!!

 

[BY Bob]

Thank you all for the helpful advice. I made a sling for him, which he used for about 20 minutes before he decided that it was enough and let out a grumpy bawk and somersaulted out of it. I caught him before he could hurt himself and set him down on the floor. He took off running and flapping to a towel I had on the floor. I'll try to redesign it so he can't do that again and slowly try to get him used to it.
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He gets daily visits from the two chicks that in the house brooder. During today's visit he decided that the towel they were on wasn't good enough and tried to fly to the couch. I helped him up and he preened and took a nap.
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Everyday he seems stronger and harder to keep immobilized.

Sounds like you are doing a great job. Keep it up.

 

[Eggcessive]

Please continue to give updates on your little rooster. I am sure that he loves the company. Slings are great if the chicken doesn’t try to kill themselves to escape them LOL. Check his stumps often to make sure they are not sore and irritated. Many people with a single missing foot will pad the stump and wrap it with vet wrap to keep the skin from breakdown. Good luck.

 

[TashaFrancois]

It's all fine and good to talk about how backyard chickens are cost-effective and provide food, manure, etc.

However, there is also a higher level of value that a backyard bird brings as a pet, a learning experience about dealing with adversity, and about exploring our own life values.

Please let's remember that we all have our own birds for different reasons. We each have our own unique bundle of resources to spend on our birds. And we will all go down our own paths.

We cannot cookie-cutter every backyard bird owner to the same outline, and we should not. Let's instead offer each other friendly advice based on our experience and knowledge.

Amen!

 

[WVduckchick]

I’m curious, are his stumps equal length? I think if he has any stumps at all, he will learn to get around quite well. I had a serama hen that lost half of one leg, at about the knee. She first started hopping on one leg, but eventually learned to step on the stump also. I think bantams adapt more easily with less weight to carry around.

If you need to immobilize him, you may consider something like this: