Injured rooster can't stand up

[TaylorGlade]

I have a rooster that appears to be injured. I believe it's his hip or thigh on the left hand side. He cannot stand up and he lays on his right supporting himself with his wing out. This is a 5-month-old Bielefelder.

He will eat an 81 mg aspirin right out of my hand, so we have given him that two days. I also started off with some nutri drench and transition to rooster booster in his water.

I have him separated from the other chickens so that he cannot jump up on things. But that means he's in our bathroom most of the day in a chicken crate. This makes him isolated.

I was thinking about getting one of these chicken slings so that I could possibly suspend him somewhere so he could see people and interact without putting stress on his joint. Has anyone had any luck with this?

This is the chicken sling
https://amzn.to/4e4QNj5

Will this work and is there anything else that I should consider doing? I was thinking about giving him some scrambled eggs with turmeric in the mornings as a breakfast treat for added protein and a little anti-inflammatory boost. I know that I can't give him the aspirin for more than another day or two. How long does this kind of injury usually take to heal

 

[Eggcessive]

Does he have any green bruising or an open cut on his leg up to his hip into the feathers? Was he fighting or being bullied by another rooster? Could you get him xrayed by a vet to rule out a fracture or dislocated hip/leg? There are some good chicken sling designs that you can make at home especially in post 5, 11-14:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/

 

[TaylorGlade]

Does he have any green bruising or an open cut on his leg up to his hip into the feathers? Was he fighting or being bullied by another rooster? Could you get him xrayed by a vet to rule out a fracture or dislocated hip/leg? There are some good chicken sling designs that you can make at home especially in post 5, 11-14:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/

I can see no visible signs of an injury at all. As far as getting him x-rayed, we don't have any avian vets around here and the regular vets won't see chickens. I have actually never seen him fight with another rooster. He's very docile and friendly. In fact, when I was cleaning out his cage, I had him sitting on the floor near his food and water. He managed to drag himself over to me, about 8 in and snuggled up next to me. This is why I wanted to have a sling so I could keep him closer so he wouldn't feel so lonely.

Thank you for the links on the other one. The one that I sent the Amazon link for is only about $5 though. Would that one work? Or are they just junk.

 

[Eggcessive]

The sling you ordered looks more like something to help him walk with you, but may not be the best one to have him in for periods throughout the day to eat and drink like some in my link above. The one in the video can be made easily with clips found in the school supplies at Walmart, a Tote, and a towel with some bedding in the bottom. You can then attach food and water. You may have to experiment. Some chickens will not to,erase or cooperate with a sling.

Even a farm or regular vet might be willing to just get an X-ray, so that you could rule out a broken bone, if you explain that you want to treat it yourself. A sprain is going to have to be treated with forced rest of the leg.

 

[TaylorGlade]

You would think so, right? I've asked all three farmers near us. There is one vet who sees farm animals - but only large animals. The other vets in town only see cats and dogs. Most won't even see a ferret.

What about atrophy? I know he can't be on that leg but is atrophy also a concern?

 

[TaylorGlade]

The sling you ordered looks more like something to help him walk with you, but may not be the best one to have him in for periods throughout the day to eat and drink like some in my link above. The one in the video can be made easily with clips found in the school supplies at Walmart, a Tote, and a towel with some bedding in the bottom. You can then attach food and water. You may have to experiment. Some chickens will not to,erase or cooperate with a sling.

Even a farm or regular vet might be willing to just get an X-ray, so that you could rule out a broken bone, if you explain that you want to treat it yourself. A sprain is going to have to be treated with forced rest of the leg.

Yay! Thanks. It took me a bit to finally understand the gist, but I think I got it. He took right to it as well. I hope I've got the poop hole in the right spot but otherwise I'm just glad to see him more comfortable. Here is hoping he gets better. How do you deal with muscle atrophy?