help on broken legs?

[korhil]

hi, i have had to splint a ybs legs after an incident with some wires! its been a few years since ive done this and cant remember how long to leave the splints on? any help gladly recieved thanks

[jimmy white]

i have actualy found that the bird heals quicker if left and not splinted [ i,e yb,s] they soon learn to hop on one leg and feed ok and are ok in a fortnight, if splinted , you run the risk of the leg swelling and more damage done , but if expertly done , i would take the splint off in a week,[again yb,s the bones knit quicker than ob,s]

[kev01293]

have to agree with jimmy  i splinted a yearlings broken leg for a week and although the pigeon is now walking ok and putting weight on the leg there is still some swelling 18 months later but the pigeon seems fine and doesnt seem to be suffering any discomfort at all

                                         kevin

[Roland]

I often just wrap selatape around and bind the legs etc. then carefully cut tape and wash warm soapy water to ease it of after a while. Becareful not to be too tight and stop the blood flow .... gangegreen could set in ... check regularly.

[Guest]

Had also picked up that it was best not to splint the bird's leg. Think it was Wim Peters in an article said the bird holds the foot off the ground and in doing so the broken ends are aligned and held together at the correct tension.

 

Bird will keep the injured foot off the ground for 7-10 days, then gradually bring it back into play, standing on it by 2 weeks, tho still limping. Have noticed localised swelling around the break at this stage. Looked to me to be fluid, thought it was part of the normal healing process?

 

Best to keep the bird in a spare box during this period as injured birds out and about the loft seem to attract unwanted attention from others.

[korhil]

thanks for advice, but mine has broken both legs! have got him in a basket and am hoping he heals ok?

[Guest]

get a load of straw and fill a nest box with it and put the youngster in it with feed and water that is easily accesible to it leave it alone for at least a week and the bones will knit back together again ,straw must be a good depth to act like a cushion ,good luck  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest]

thanks for advice, but mine has broken both legs! have got him in a basket and am hoping he heals ok?

 

Need a sling harness, something like that shown in this link.

 

http://www.everythingforpets.com/injury_harness.pet/use.id.5.item_id.1267.dept.162/

 

No experience in using it and water & feed seem a problem. Had a bird with one leg broken and other injured before, bird unable to stand and used his wing butts for two weeks food & water at lowest possible level - in a dish on box floor.

[jimmy white]

thanks for advice, but mine has broken both legs! have got him in a basket and am hoping he heals ok?

 

steal a pair of tights,,,,but dont get caught ;D,, but this can be used as a hammock with the bird unable to move its wings, and the two broken legs hanging through 2 holes in the tights,if its a yb itll be ok in a fortnight, to get around,,,,off course you would need to feed and water it this way, best of luck with it,  

[Wiley]

i hate broken legs get them every year, its funny though ive only every had one that turned out to be a good pigeon, the rest fell to the way side, i notice in flight birds whos legs have been broken after periods of time struggle to keep there legs up while flying, to me which i find is a weakness, however in these cases i rest them in a box, with a nest bowl inside, i put a good layer of saw dust, and place the bird in the bowl,and from this bowl everything is accessible water and food, without it having to get out. I also feed it high protein at this time to make the healing process quicker, but after about 8 days you will see it trying to put pressure on the legs for short periods of time!

[Chatrace]

Get a couple soda straws and cut them about and inch long and split it and snap it around the broken bone put a we bit of tape just on the straw and leave it for 10 days works great and the joint above the break can still work

[korhil]

thanks all, like the straw idea,

[weecunny]

put bird in a sock and hang up for 7 days