> Ginny REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> wrote in
> news:13ullob29o4us10@corp.supernews.com:
>

>> enigma wrote:

>>> i hauled the Barred Rock roo to the vet this morning. he
>>> has
>>> a broken hock (stupid goat!).
>>> obviously the sensible thing to do with a broken roo is
>>> euthanize, but no... he's home again with a splint on his
>>> leg.
>>> he's eating & drinking well & has only a residual bit of
>>> wheeze from his cold, which doesn't concern the vet at
>>> all.
>>> if anyone has suggestions for getting a one legged chook
>>> back
>>> to pearching, i'd like to hear :) i suspect he will need
>>> to figure out how to balance, which may be easier now that
>>> the hock is stabilized.

>> Don't let him roost! Leave him on the ground for at least a
>> month. It is jumping down that will stress the break and it
>> won't heal.

>
> well, he's in a crate now & the 'roost' would only be an inch
> or so off the floor.
> as it is currently, he's not really getting his good leg
> under him, so he tends to lean on the bad side. he did manage
> to move himself around in the crate after we got back from the
> vet, so he was facing away from the food & water. when i
> turned him back around (i was showing the kid how his leg was
> splinted) he attacked the food. silly roo!
>
> lee