broken leg

[burnview lofts]

can anyone help me .  how long  do  i leave splints on a  young bird with  a broken leg. thanks. George :'(

[billy wilson]

about two weeks mate should be okay by then

[burnview lofts]

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.  BILLY.

[wings]

When i have had birds with broken legs i have left them in a widowhood hen box with about 3 inches of shavings and left them for about 2 weeks a small box so they can't move around to much and don't have to move to far for food or water, after this length of time they are normaly able to be returned to there loft.

[jimmy white]

i have found if broken either at the elbow  or the ankle part,, this is actually better left alone , within a day or two the bird will manage ok with one leg and [especially a yb] and begin to use the  broken leg within a week    [self physiotherapy],,and be able to walk perfectly well in a fortnight  [different at the shoulder part] i have found that splints [unless done by a vet after x ray] can actually leave the bird with a limp

[Lennut Tar]

i have found if broken either at the elbow  or the ankle part,, this is actually better left alone , within a day or two the bird will manage ok with one leg and [especially a yb] and begin to use the  broken leg within a week    [self physiotherapy],,and be able to walk perfectly well in a fortnight  [different at the shoulder part] i have found that splints [unless done by a vet after x ray] can actually leave the bird with a limp

 

To true I'm afraid   ;) some may remember my little cock I mentioned here recently, who I found on top of the loft from a toss with 2 broken legs etc. Being Dr Death !!!!!!!! "PMSL" in most of these situations I'm afraid I somehow took pity on him (Stock potenial) & patched him up to the best of my ability  ;D ;D ;D so he was always going to do it tough  :'( :'( :'(. But as Jimm said, leave it to the experts ?????????? if you wish a 100% recovery etc in this type situation. Because, thou my little fella   :P is flying with the best of them now, he is somewhat lop sided I'm afraid.

Enjoy.  

 

 

[Guest IB]

There was a vet article a couple of years ago that recommended leaving the break unsplinted. The thinking behind this was that the bird naturally held the injured leg off the ground, which held 'the break' together in proper tension, letting the break heal 'true'.

 

A further reason for no splint, in my opinion, is the localised swelling round the break itself that appears after about a week, its like a little fluid-filled tyre right round the leg, and appears to be part of the healing process. Reckon that would make a splint uncomfortably tight at a time when the bird is ready to put weight on that leg again.

 

The injured leg is held off the ground for 7-10 days. There's then a short period when the bird will again start to put weight on that leg, with a bit of limping, until things get back to normal by 3rd week.

 

I've also found that you need to box the bird for its own protection - any injured bird seems to act as a magnet for attention by all the others.