Update on Roo with broken leg, pics of chicken sling

[kntryangel]

I seperated her yesterday when I found her in the corner of the coop. She's in a doggie crate now on some hay and with food and water. She doesnt seem to react to much if I manipulate her leg other then recoiling it back. When she moves in the crate she just kinda flops herself to where she wants to go and I notice that her leg just bends backwards unless I pull it forward, does that make sense? should i put her on one of those supports like in one of the other posts?

 

[kntryangel]

I seperated her yesterday when I found her in the corner of the coop. She's in a doggie crate now on some hay and with food and water. She doesnt seem to react to much if I manipulate her leg other then recoiling it back. When she moves in the crate she just kinda flops herself to where she wants to go and I notice that her leg just bends backwards unless I pull it forward, does that make sense? should i put her on one of those supports like in one of the other posts?

 

[kycklingmamma]

Weird, I mean that she pulls on it when tugged yet it folds the wrong way . That "hammock" is a great way for her to rest her bad leg/joint, just make sure she keeps off of that leg by having it high enough off the ground. Can you see in pic how I constructed it? Super simple with fabric in between the bottom layer and the top layer of the two kennel pieces. My rooster hung around like that for 6 weeks and healed completely, much to everyones surprise, mine included .

 

[kntryangel]

Yes it seems pretty simple, I think I am going to do that for her tomorrow, I had my husband pick me up some vet rap and im going to splint it, but not knowing where it is broke or hurt at I am not sure if I even should do that…ugh I hate this, should I just make a straight splint from as high as I can go to right above her foot? and then put her in the hammock?? I guess similar to what you did?

 

[Sagenovese]

These are great posts! I posted here
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ock-after-attack.1235830/page-2#post-19891367
and someone just re-directed me. I was thinking about a sling. Now, I'm on it!!!

 

[Sagenovese]

Here is Luna's new sling

 

[Annyolive]

Again, I wanted to update on our Blue Cochin Roo, Vida Blue.

He broke his leg friday morning ,and after some serious consideration, we decided to see if we can help him out. I had a nurse friend help me splint his leg with fiberglass"sticks" and lots of medical tape. I secluded him from the girls on the coop, but still left him in the actual coop. Sunday me and my husband decided to take a look at his lef, to make sure that his circulation wasn';t compromised or that tah stcks hadn't cut into his leg or foot. Upon doiing that we realized that some of the tape had given and actually broken off, so therefor we decoded to resplint it with large Craftstcks, kind of like popsicle sticks, except larger. This time I used a lot of sticks and tape and this time it will not come off. Seeing how uncomfortable he was we decided monday afternoon to make a chicken sling or chicken chair for him, to hopefully keep some of the pressure off his injured leg.
I used a large dogloo dog kennel, and made in lack of any other explanation a hammock of fabric across the middle of the dog kennel. I cut out two holes for his legs and placed him in it, it is almost as if he is hanging, except his good leg is still touching the ground and his bad leg is finally free to hopefully heal.
I then used my sons Craftman tool box boxes and screwed those on the wire door to the kennel and that way Vida could reach his food. I understand that he will be needing to be still for at least 4 weeks, so this is a great way for him to be comfortable, at least more so than before when he was straining to stand up and would loose his balance.
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Thanks to everybody that gave me some info on what to do and so on, I was desperate sunday, but after a few words from y'all, it worked itself out...
Keep your fingers crossed that Vida Blue will be A Ok again, he just isn't ready to leave us yet, or better yet we are not ready to not have Vida in our lives anymore.

Kindly, Kycklingmamma

Thanks that's very interesting