dreamofwinter
Songster
Hi all - my three cockerels, who had lived peacefully til now, had a big fight. I blame avian flu lockdown combined with youth and spring hormones. In the course of the fight the gentlest of the three, a young Dark Brahma named Janet, suffered a leg injury of some kind in addition to the usual face cuts/scrapes.
He's been recovering in a pet playpen on my mud porch, and is feeling better in general - except he still won't put weight on his leg.
He stands all day on the good leg, but will tentatively touch the bad one down in order to hop to a new location. He also stretches the bad leg forward as if he's feeling for something. He cannot curl the toes of the bad foot or grip anything with it.
I have not found any obvious swelling anywhere along the leg. No signs of bumblefoot or other external injury. We're giving him half a baby aspirin daily for pain. He's eating and drinking fine and generally is cheerful.
Any thoughts what this could be? I'm happy to keep him on the porch or even in the house as long as he needs, I just want to be sure I'm not failing to do something that would help, like wrapping the foot.
I've rehomed my other two cockerels, so once Janet is recovered he won't have any competition in the flock.
He's been recovering in a pet playpen on my mud porch, and is feeling better in general - except he still won't put weight on his leg.
He stands all day on the good leg, but will tentatively touch the bad one down in order to hop to a new location. He also stretches the bad leg forward as if he's feeling for something. He cannot curl the toes of the bad foot or grip anything with it.
I have not found any obvious swelling anywhere along the leg. No signs of bumblefoot or other external injury. We're giving him half a baby aspirin daily for pain. He's eating and drinking fine and generally is cheerful.
Any thoughts what this could be? I'm happy to keep him on the porch or even in the house as long as he needs, I just want to be sure I'm not failing to do something that would help, like wrapping the foot.
I've rehomed my other two cockerels, so once Janet is recovered he won't have any competition in the flock.