I have read once per week changing the splint was successful, so far its been 4 days. I will tomorrow though because she laid her bum leg in poo and got the outside of the wrap messy. Then I hope to leave it for a week.
I didn't see this topic until this post, but I'd like to offer a suggestion... ramps! I have had a couple girls that were limping for one reason or another and put in ramps, so they didn't have to jump down from high spots if they didn't want to. It's amazing how many of them use the ramps. Our "coop" is a 10x10 refurb'd horse stall and I have boards at all different levels for them and ramps to go from one level to another and they love them. Even the ones that have never limped. Sometimes they will come down the ramp to where it is only a foot or two from the floor, then will jump down into the shavings. BTW, I'm glad that Ethel is doing so much better.Update- Ethel went back outside 2 weeks ago, with the splint still on, segregated in her own area during the day in the run, in our second small coop with 1 buddy at night. We did that for a few days, then let her mingle during the day for a couple days and she seems to still be bottom of pecking order, but nothing serious. She still has a splint on, weve changed it and checked her leg-washed, veterycin and antibiotic ointment, wrap, 4 pieces of popsicle stick, them sticky purple wrap over that. Her leg has a lump in it, but its almost 5 weeks later now and she only occasionally limps a little. I'm nervous about taking the splint off, I will probably leave it on until its been a full 6 weeks and then maybe observe her for a day without it? aaah.
Im so glad its healed though!! I miss our night time tv watching buddy though
