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[Fields Mountain Farm]

I think that sounds promising. Its great her wound is feathering up. She is in the best place. I'm taking missys bandage off on Monday. I'm so hopeful that it will be OK. She still must stay in the cage for atleast another 4 weeks though. I'll have to try see what movement she has. She hasn't moved it at all so atrophy will be a real possibility.

I hope she does good!

 

[biophiliac]

Remind me please.

You aren't sure what happened to her right?
You think it was her buddy that injured her?

Quick recap: Found her 'scalped', ie a bad head wound and brought her inside to heal in a cage. When I let her out after 3 weeks I discovered she can not use her right wing to fly. I now suspect that she somehow injured her wing and this made her vulnerable to the head injury either by her mate trying to drive her back to the nest and she could not fly up there, or another cockbird grabbed her and she couldn't get away.

Not totally bad news. Bones can heal in time.
But even if she loses flight capability, doesn't mean she won't still be happy outside. You just may need to make some special previsions for her. My parlor rollers seem quite happy on the ground, and they can climb the ramps, and hop onto short things.

I hope things will work out for her. If she were a parlor roller I'd not worry she couldn't fly. I certainly will give healing and rehab more time.

I think that sounds promising. Its great her wound is feathering up. She is in the best place. I'm taking missys bandage off on Monday. I'm so hopeful that it will be OK. She still must stay in the cage for atleast another 4 weeks though. I'll have to try see what movement she has. She hasn't moved it at all so atrophy will be a real possibility.

Possibly you can do some passive range of motion exercises with her like was recommended for Doba. I think the atrophy should resolve quickly as it did with my cat after his leg was immobilized in a splint for 6 weeks.

 

[biophiliac]

I am just thrilled to see that fresh crop of pin feathers sprouting where the skin was peeled off. Their self repair abilities are amazing.

 

[Hokum Coco]

I discovered she can not use her right wing to fly.

I had that same thing happen to two of my hen pigeons. They stayed loft bound for weeks and had a hard time roosting and getting feed from the elevate platform. Happy to say the problem went away on it's own. Everything returned to normal.

 

[biophiliac]

I had that same thing happen to two of my hen pigeons. They stayed loft bound for weeks and had a hard time roosting and getting feed from the elevate platform. Happy to say the problem went away on it's own. Everything returned to normal.

That is encouraging. Do you know the cause? ... injury or something else?

 

[Hokum Coco]

. Do you know the cause?

No I have no idea what caused it. One bird was outside the loft unable to fly up to the landing platform (it was the same bird that had the broken leg well after the leg had mended.) The first bird was several houses up the road from me and was caught by my neighbour and she notified me. The wing in both cases was drooping but upon inspection I could not see no broken or out of place reason for it.

 

[biophiliac]

No I have no idea what caused it. One bird was outside the loft unable to fly up to the landing platform (it was the same bird that had the broken leg well after the leg had mended.) The first bird was several houses up the road from me and was caught by my neighbour and she notified me. The wing in both cases was drooping but upon inspection I could not see no broken or out of place reason for it.

Wow, this is so good to know, thank you so much for sharing your experience. I will try some calcium supplemt in case its a defficiency. Do you remember how long their disability lasted?

 

[backyard pigeons]

I have had something simelar happen to me. I went on a trip and then we got back and then two of them couldnt fly. I put them together in a seperate cage and then after about 1 week i got tired of having them seperated so i put them back in and after about 2 more weeks they recovered. One of their wings never went back, it still droops but it can fly just fine. Then 6 months later, another cock bird couldnt get up to the perches and it was just like it was not able to get to the perches. Then 2 days later it died. Im still not sure what that was but thankfully it hasnt returned.

 

[biophiliac]

I have had something simelar happen to me. I went on a trip and then we got back and then two of them couldnt fly. I put them together in a seperate cage and then after about 1 week i got tired of having them seperated so i put them back in and after about 2 more weeks they recovered. One of their wings never went back, it still droops but it can fly just fine. Then 6 months later, another cock bird couldnt get up to the perches and it was just like it was not able to get to the perches. Then 2 days later it died. Im still not sure what that was but thankfully it hasnt returned.

Thanks for sharing your experience. Its still a mystery but encouraging to know from you and Ron that it could be temporary and not a fracture. I think I've heard of hens not being able to fly bc of calcium depletion.

 

[Hokum Coco]

Do you remember how long their disability lasted?

About a month before they were out loft flying again maybe a week or two before they could mange things in the loft situation again. I had put them in isolation for a time also. Mine always have excess to oyster shells but to honest I never see them indulge. I have had the same container out there for years. I never even checked the level it is in a gravity fed feeder and there is still some in the base.

Must do that my next trip out this evening.