How to splint a broken wing on a racing pigeon
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- čas přidán 2. 10. 2020
- Here we show our attempt to splint a broken wing on one of our racing pigeons. The break is a bad one and not likely to heal properly but we are going to give it a try as this is one of our favorite racing pigeons!
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Found a little injured dove today. Well, it found me. It was waiting right beside my car after work. It looks like it has a broken wing. I will try to check it out tomorrow and hopefully I'll be able to do something like this. Worth a try. I should really learn this, injured birds always seem to find their way to me. It's quite strange.
Well I'm glad that birds do find their way to you because it seems you are kind enough to help them on their way. Keep it up!!
To me as well. Third one I am taking care of today.
Same. A dove also found me Today 🥺
A pigeon with a broken wing found me today. I'm currently nursing it back to health and trying to learn (thank you for this video!) how to fix it!
They "find" me too! My kid actually called me "Dr.do Little" the other day! 😂 It's not just birds too, it's all kinds of sick/injured animals! I don't mind a bit though 😊
I'm dealing with a similar problem right now with a young racing homer.
Hit a power line.
It doesn't appear to be as badly broken like this bird here.
However - after watching this video - I don't feel confident enough to make this repair. Plus - you had another person helping you.
Nice job though.
Sorry for the late response-I’ve been out of town the past several days. It’s always worth a try to bind it up! Good luck and let me know what happens
Thank you , I was woriied that my cocktiel wing are broken because it was not even. Its back to normal . Thank you for being there for the injured bird
Glad to hear your cockatiel is better!! ❤️ Of course I wanted to do everything in my power to save my bird. Thanks for the comment and following!!
My bird is a cockatiel but so like my mom got her and she slammed her wing and then now she's opening her left Wing kinda twisted what do I do is it broken?
Thank you for this really good important video. I caught a wild injured pigeon yesterday and I believe her arm is broken. I do have coban. I'm scared to try this by myself and I found a guy who used to race pigeons to take her in a few days. Should I splint her now? Maybe check for compound fracture and if it's not, at least coban it to her body? Thanks. I hope you see this.
I tried to do this with a bird of prey. For some reason it didn't lay down and quietly accept it like the pigeon...
Oh wow!! What species was it? Did it heal?
Keep saving this living organisms , God will bless you with love and healrh !!
Thank you, and thanks for following!!
Great Bro....you just did a wonderful work and save pigeons wing and his life
Thank you!! Yes, he has a good life now and is breeding nice youngsters! Keep in touch!!
@@RFRP one of my baby pigeon is injured same as yours and i found solution for this problem.....really happy and thanks ☺💖
Thankyou for this. Just done to a dove that had poorly wing. No charity or vet would help, just said euthanise. I'm giving this a go, followed as best as I could. The wing is dressed exactly as the pigeon as I think break in same place. I'm such a novice but it's worth trying
Wow! Well done! Yes, definitely worth a try. Thanks for showing compassion and best wishes!
While riding my bike during the evening in South Florida, I saw a Ring Neck Dove get hit by a car and then barely dodge traffic while trying to get away. It appeared to have a broken wing and foot. As the traffic light changed from Green to Red, I ran into the street to save it. I took the bird home, where I wrapped it in a towel and left it food and water on a screened porch. The next day, the Dove was out of the towel and moving around. I called the nearest Wildlife Rescue. They told me If I could take the bird there and within 48 hours, a Vet would look at it. I was afraid they might euthanize it, so I asked them if I could take it to a Vet and rehabilitate it at home. They supplied me with a list of phone numbers of Vets. I called and found a Vet that specialized in birds, only to be told it is illegal to habilitate a wild bird and they would not help. I then took it to the Wildlife Rescue, only to find out Ring Neck Doves are invasive species. So will they euthanize the bird or will it be caged for the rest of its life? Did I make the right decision? Are there any other options?
Thanks for trying to help that bird!! Wow, what a saga!! I’m a little surprised that vets etc didn’t do anything for him. I think you would have gotten a different response had it not been an invasive species. 😢
Keep it at home. The make lovely house pets and if anything will grow affectionate towards you until it grows old. It's worth it.
@@sherryshafiq1602 I still have him, 2 years later!
Wow what an incredible story. Many vets in the countryside wouldn’t treat the bird I rescued 3 weeks ago (for follow up), so I brought him back to the avian vet. I can’t believe you had him still 2 years later that’s amazing haha! I bet he loves his life! I was in the same situation- wildlife rescues weren’t taking birds and one localized one had reviews of euthanizing. I really didn’t want to see that happen either since the one I found is strong and avian vet speculated he got attacked
Looks like u new how to fix it
And gave him a chance to live on
Most would just put him down
Good luck
Thanks! We definitely wanted to give him a chance. Who knows how it will heal
How is it now?
Going down a CZcams rabbit hole looking for ideas to make my current and fourth unofficial feral-foster (since I started backyard birding in 2019) more comfortable. Afraid they've injured or broken their wing and that's a completely new one for me; they always seem to choose my house to shelter near cause the neighborhood flock knows I have the good seed and water haha. ;)
"Archie" appears to have a broken or injured wing. It hangs limp and drags on the ground as he struts through the yard during the day, and he can't fly far or well the few times he's made it over the fence and disappeared for a day or two before he comes back. Seems like a good sign he's managing short bursts of flight, but I worry about the limp wing dragging through the landscaping rock we've got in AZ jolting that injury or break. Not something I had to worry about with "Montey" (sick and spent the last weeks/days with me), "Maxx" (just young and felt safe in my yard til ready and grown) or "Cooper" (sick + probable neurological issues (was heartbroken when he just disappeared one day and never came back)).
Could a sock worn in a bit of a sweater-like fashion work to hold Archie's limp wing in a more natural, protected position short-term while I'm monitoring him as he's free to do his thing during the day?
Edit: Heh, sorry about the length, never can tell how long these comments end up being when posting on mobile. :')
OH my!! Sounds like you are a busy champion of helping pigeons in need! That is super sweet of you! I just had one more break a wing (see upload from today). Hope she heals well enough to fly again. You'll see that my new video answers your question about the sock. It could work if you can find a way to keep the sock in place. I failed and went a different direction. Good luck and keep me posted!
Do they not feel pain in the broken wing?
😢 I’m sure they must feel pain but just can’t express it in a way we humans recognize. Sadly, feeling around the bones was the only way to get it set and on the road to recovery. He lives a very happy life now 🥰
Good jon Doctor! Did you drain the blood so the swelling would subside?
No I did not, but that probably would have been wise! Sorry about the delayed response--for some reason this comment only just came through.
Can I ask how long the wing needs to be immobilised for please? Ive had to do the same thing today for a wild pigeon but don't want to take the bandage on and off to potentially damage it even more if I don't know how long it should take to heal. Thanks in advance for any advice. 👍🏼
3 weeks should do it! Good luck, and thanks for taking care of the little guy you found!!
@@RFRP thanks for the fast response 👍🏼 I do rescue birds, I have quite a few but never had to sort a broken wing up to now. Thanks again ☺️
@@RFRPyou do great,, a pigeon hit my window yesterday,, I put him in a box, then this morning I took him to the garden,, he just suffled a few feet,, hes not eating or drinking,, I've taken him to the vets, had to fill out a wildlife form,, the vet just took him and said nothing more,,, have I done the right thing?? or should I have taken him back home?? also his poo was normal, but there was a tiny drop of blood up the inside of the box.
Sir need your help
I found a pigeon past year with a broken wing but I didn't knew the exact procedure to heal it
So I went to various people who have pegions. These people responded that it's wing is broken and it will die in upcoming months.
After such thoughts I removed idea of giving that pegion to them and tried to connect with doctors, which further turned into disappointment. No one really cares.
So I kept that pegion with me and provided first aid to it. It had same kind of swollen part. After few days that patch recovered. But still it can't fly.
It has been one year and it's enjoying time with me, playing and doing fun tricks with me.
Saw your video, should I give a try once with this procedure?
Thanks for sharing your story! That is wonderful that you took such great effort to care for the pigeon you found! ❤️ I’m glad that you now have a pigeon companion. At this point there is nothing to do for your bird. It will never be able to fly but you can still enjoy life together. Best wishes!!
i just found one in my backyard as well with the same situation. How is yours one going?
@@omairnadeem3795 it can fly but for very short distance. But it's healthier and energetic. I checked for the broken bone as mentioned in video and I felt it damaged.
If you are in early stage of finding it in difficulty, please provide the best aid asap.
Such a brave lil birb. I feel quite a twinge of sympathy for him though because the guy kept playing with it which must've really hurt.
Definitely a brave little bird!! And I too felt a lot of sympathy for him! But I was certainly not just playing around, I was trying to determine where the break was so it could be set properly. Thanks for the comment-he is doing well now!!
Thanks for the help. I just found some random injured pigeon on the road outside of my street, I have no idea what happened to it. Keeping it in a cat carrier in the shed since we have a cat
😢 Ah sad! But thank you for your kindness in helping the little guy. Keeping it in a cat carrier is perfect! Give it bird seed and water
Your beard neckline is a sight to see sir. I know what not to do with mine. Thanks dad!
I actually find this funny! I rewatched the first part of the vid and laughed. Thanks!
@@RFRP 😂 I’m just screwing around. No serious offense at all. Hope you really did laugh 😄
@@justinTime077 I actually did laugh when I rewatched it. Thanks for being human.
I wanna know, was the pigeon able to fly again?????
Very helpful video🙌🏻♥️
Because the break was right at the joint it healed as a solid fusion (typical in birds). It can only fly up to his perch and nest box now, but he is one of my favorite breeders now.
Great job sır How many days his wing must be in bandage?
I kept it bound for four weeks
Hi; my dog lay down next to an injured ash red pigeon 10 days ago who was attempting to get help. Took him to an avian vet because the local wild bird fund in Manhattan had numerous reports of people who brought eating and drinking birds in they discovered to be euthanized the same day so I wasn’t going they route- I named him Henry and brought him to the vet. The vet wrapped his wing, and speculated a possible hawk injury. Anyway, she also gave me metacam and her nurse trained me to give it in a syringe to his mouth and the dosage (once a day.) the swelling is totally down, and we rebqndaged the wing. When we found him (like I said my golden initially found him right outside my doorman’s post), he could only try to fly up a few feet, and his wing dropped. The vet wants the bandage on another two weeks which would mean 5 weeks and she even thought that he may need a bandage longer. I never yet w bird but he seems happy energetic and has access to seeds and fresh water. I never knew pigeons were so affectionate and cute much like this video. It must be hard to be a bird and not fly, I talk to him and cuddle him which he likes and he plays hide and seek with a towel around him. I also got him a cage where he can walk but not try to fly since that’s what the Avian vet recommended no flying or jumping or perching yet. The vet made it sound like Henry may need a full 8 weeks but I’m hoping he won’t need it bandaged after 4/5 total
You save me , Thanks 💞
Oh, I’m so glad! Thanks for following!!
My pigeon got stuck in a tight spot on our roof yesterday. His wing hangs at an unnatural angle and i don’t know if it’s broken or dislocated
should i try this ??
You could feel along the length of the bone to determine if there is a break. If there is a break you will need to set the bone. If there is no break in the wing then it will likely heal just fine on its own. Another good solution is to cut holes in a sock and use it to hold the wing steady while it heals. Pull the sock on the bird and situated it’s feet through the cut holes and of course cut the toe end of the sock for its tail to extend through. Good luck
Glad I came across the video there's a pigeon in my bkbyard with a broken wing the wild life center told me there pest and to just kill it but I can't do tht to a poor defenseless animal. I will try to follow this video and set it .
Good on you!! You can also try slipping a sock over the bird with the toe cut out for the tail to stick out of and another hole cut for its legs . Good luck!!
how long should the bandage be kept?
2-3 weeks
Hiya. Thanks for sharing. I found an injured pigeon a few days ago that had been attacked by a seagul. It has a broken wing and an injured foot so I don't feel confident enough to splint it myself. I can't get in touch with anyone local to help, and other big organisations put them down, I believe. It's tagged so seems to belong to someone but I have no idea how I would try to contact them. Do you have any advice? I'm in the UK though.
Thanks for trying to help this bird!! There is a Facebook group called “The racing pigeon global”. Post the band number with photos of the bird and someone there in the UK will know which organization to contact to locate the owner. In the meantime, if you can give it water that would help. You can message me on FB too with the info and perhaps I can help spread the word
Thank you. I'm not on facebook but I've found an RPRA page that can hopefully help locate his owner. It's not a problem I'm glad I've been able to take care of it. Thanks for your help :) I'll keep you updated.
Thank you!
@@RFRP the Royal Pigeon Racing Association is open until Monday. I'm wonder if you can put a message out there for me? His tag number is GB22 D76968.
Thanks
Looks like his wing needs to be amputated but he's with a lady who rehabilitates and looks after them :)
Hello i really need your help my cat injured a bird and i think its left wing is broken but its not dangling it just cant walk or fly properly with that wing and its not letting me examine the wing either. (the cat did bite the bird but i dont know where theres no external bleeding or anything either)
Its drinking water but not food. What do i do?
update he vomited out the water and he has a bite wound on his belly but its dried up
That's tough, especially if it's a songbird--they are quite fragile. Pigeons are fairly tough birds. What kind of bird is it? Based on it not holding down water it's not doing well. If you know what kind of bird it is you can offer the right type of food items to it (e.g. granivorous vs insectivorous). Hard to know what to do about the wing if you are unable to handle it. Good luck and keep me posted!!
@@RFRP it looks pretty similar to a songbird its super small but holding up well form wise tho its not drinking or eating anymore, occasionally pooping and i left him alone for a while since thats what i heard works
Yes I do! Am I able to upload that here (or somewhere?) my golden is a little jealous ok maybe a lot haha!! Henry doesn’t even want to be on the screened porch anymore (we have a place in the mts I have been rehabbing him)- perhaps this duality will make his life a bit different but I have some faith he’s gonna he able to be free to some degree when he can fly and always return to his home base and safety. It is interesting to me to do his PT exercises (painful for him) so he’s back on the Metacam for inflammation while we get flex into the wrist! He’s really a cut bird. I pray Buffy will accept him more in time (Henry already thinks he runs the house and she’s having some challenges with this and placing her body between us more than twice a day haha :)
Hmm, yeah I don't think CZcams permits posting photos in comments. If Henry could get to the point of flying around outside and then coming back to home base that would be ideal. Too funny about your dog's "body language".
I will have to make a little video at some time with some footage of him and copy the link here :) @@RFRP
@@LizAlexy Sounds great!!
@@LizAlexy Here is a short video of Karma. You can see her right wing was the one that was broken clean through at the humerus. She can fly now but not at 100%, prob only 75%. But I saved her and she loves me for it. Aaaannnd the feeling is mutual. :)
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Nice job sir
Thanks!
I'm so interested in knowing the outcome for this birdie! I read in your comments that you're using him as a breeder but when I look at your videos I'm not sure which one he is. What do you call him? And do you have a link for a video in which he/she features?
He is called Thing1. I’m still using him as a breeder. He shows up in several videos, his wing hangs down and he can only fly up to 5-6 feet in the air. But he is alive and has a good life 😁
Thanks for your interest!!
@@RFRP I need help. I just rescued a wild pigeon with a broken arm I think. Her wing is just hanging there. She did eat, sleep.and drink. She's not making a sound. I found a place to take her Tuesday
@@s.v.662 Thank you for helping the pigeon! Sounds like a broken wing indeed. We need more kindhearted people like you--Keep it up!
@@RFRP since she's a wild pigeon, do you think she'll be OK if I follow your instructions? You know, coban on her feet and also to hold her good wing in place, and turn her upside down so I can inspect further? I'm worried I'll scare her and maybe give her a heart attack. Should I wait till Tues or try this tomorrow. I am a nurse so I can do a good inspection especially with your awesome instructions. Thank you, I'm so worried about her.
@@s.v.662 I would go ahead and try to set the wing as soon as you can. I'm certain your nursing background will come in handy; that's one lucky bird! Don't worry about scaring her, she'll become more and more tame the more you're around her.
Fingers crossed!!
Sir i found a pigeon in my garden and he doesn't have any external wounds but it seems like his right wing is swollen and can't fly.i have kept him and it's been 5 days already and he still can't fly and the wing is still swollen what can i do to help ?
Sounds like his wing is broken. The bone needs to be set so it can heal. Are you able to take care of the bird? Does it have a band on its leg?
@@RFRP no sir he seems to be having fever so i gave him 1/4 of the paracetamol and he's fine for now. I don't know how to help the poor bird
Poor bird! Thanks for looking after him!!
Was there an update on the pigeon?
Yes!! Check out videos on the channel that followed. In short, he can now only fly up to 4-5 feet in the air, but he has become one of my star breeders.
Did it work? Is that the healed pigeon at the end of the video and how long did it take to heal? Hard to hear you on the video.
This video includes an update on the broken wing.
Thing1 update, young birds loft fly and Cooper’s hawk attack
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@@RFRP where is the update - did it work?
@@SelfEvolutionHypnotherapy czcams.com/video/pCl2tJEuQZA/video.html
Could a broken pigeon wing grow back or get attached back again? My pigeon's wing snapped, I patched it up after putting it back in its place, and the pogeon was already infected and it seems that's why the wing bone snapped so easily. Pigeon is 20 to 30 days old, still a young pigeon not yet flying, and after I changed the patch yesterday I noticed that the bone was dislocated once again, and even worse, it was rotting away. I got so worried, tried to patch it back again, luckily km giving him antibiotics which seem to be dealing with the infection well, since other wounds on his body seem to be healing nicely, so I just repatched the wing and hope for the best. The problem is when I try patching up his wing, he wouldn't sit still, which made matters worse for his broken wing, it was extremely frustrating and quite traumatizing in a way because I want to help him so bad and yet he keeps moving his wing no matter how much I try to hold him down, and no matter what approach I took he just wouldn't sit still and it frustrated me so much and got mixed feelings about the whole thing, worry, anger, sadness, disgust (cuz of the broken bone and the fatherless flesh looking almost rotting)...it was extremely overwhelming, and I just don't know what to do. He's patched up and his wounds seem to be healing, I'm feeding him healthy stuff, giving him meds, but I don't want this pigeon to not be able to fly again. That would break my heart completely. Please help with anything you can. I even made videos about him on my other channel (Omar Schekhli) if you'd like to see, his name is Bobby. I found him on Wednesday, June 23rd, unable to fly.
Oh no!! That sounds really stressful for you and the poor bird! I hope it heals. you are right that it would be sad if it could not fly again, but the more important thing is to try and save its life. My bird from this video can not fly normally. It can only fly about 6 feet into the air. However, it has a great life and I was the means of preserving and providing that life. You, too, are doing what you can to maintain and preserve that bird's life--thank you!! Hoping for the best outcome for you and your bird.
Make sure the wound is disinfected before you bind the bone. You can also use a sock to keep the bird from moving its wings while the bone heals. cut a hole for the head of the bird at the toe of the sock; cut holes for the feet too. Keep it on for 2-3 weeks. Good luck, and keep me posted.
@@RFRP thank you, Bobby (the pigeon) has the bandaid removed from his wing, so that his wound can heal first and be disinfected. I use disinfectant daily on his wounds, they are healing slowly but surely,and I do hope that somehow his wing would fix itself after the wound heals there. I'm feeding him a mixture of oats, some raisins and walnut, and egg shells. I grind them all into a powder and mix with lukewarm water. I never thought grounded eggshells would smell so nutty and good! Those are to replenish him with the calcium that he's lost due to the infection. Wanting to do so much for his wing was stressful and overwhelming, so now I've decided to just let it be and continue disinfecting the wound, while giving him his antibiotics twice a day, and feeding him. He has some pigeon pox which I'm trying to treat and hopefully cure with some antiviral paste, one of them is around his right eye which is annoying because it's completely covering his eye now. I just hope he heals, that's all. Do you think I should still use the sock for his wing? Or is it better to just keep it lose for him to move as he can?
If the wing bones are actually broken then they will need to be set for a few weeks in order to heal.
Good idea with the calcium! Oh boy, that’s not good about the pox; it could die just from that alone. You have your work cut out for you. Ultimately you have to decide how much time and money you want to put into trying to save the little guy! Good luck!
Can you Please help me plzz i found small pigeon a bome under her wing camed outside what Should i do, if i covered it for some says would it retain inside to its place
Oooo, I’m not sure. It is worth trying that, but you will have to splint it with something stable like a small stick. Good luck!
How long did he have to have this bandage on before he was okay again x
I kept it on for 3 weeks
One question - can we jonit a pigeon wing after cut
I think that should be fine
Very nice 💚💙💗💖💛💚👍👍👍
Thanks for the feedback!
I have found an injured adult pigeon yersterday , his wing was drooping and may be broken as I have not seen that . I will examine his wing today , just tell the correct method of wrapping , i dont have bandages, is piece of cotton cloth is fine or not ? Please tell me how to find out that if there is an injury or not , on youtube I have seen many videos but did not get cleared about what to do please anyone can help
Feel along the length of the wing bones and try to determine if there is a break. If there is a break you can wrap it with the cotton cloth but it will need to be a little tight. It might help to have a small straight stick wrapped along the length of the broken bone for support.
Some people have suggested using a sock to hold the wings tightly in place while it heals. Just cut a hole for the legs and vent at the base of the tail.
Goold luck and keep me posted!
This is whole situation 👉 (( I have found an injured adult pigeon yesterday , his one wing was drooping and may be broken as I have not seen that . I will examine his wing today , just tell the correct method of wrapping, moreover I dont have bandages , Please tell me how to find out that if there is an injury or not , on youtube I have seen many videos but did not get cleared about what to do please anyone can help . He was not eating and drinking yersterday today he has eaten some grains of seed but I dont know if he has drank water or not , but he is active and alert and he can walk very easily . Whenever I want to touch him, he tries to fly but he falls upside down . Please tell which medicine I should apply to him if he has a wound and is turmeric paste is good to use ? Please tell method of wrapping and treatment with precautions so that I would not harm him .
Now he is sitting quietly and most of the time I have watched him he was sitting quiet ,when we are near to him he doesn't try to run and escape from room until we are not getting very near to him , when he is alone I dont know whether he is trying to run and escape from empty room where I have kept him , according to me he does not as he is sitting most of the time in the corner . Moreover when I had shifted him from one room to this one he tried to escape from my hands and he tried to fly but he fell upside down 2 times . Moreover when we were catching him to save him he was able to fly to nearly 2.5 feet . I dont know it's because that he is now in indoor thats why he is not trying to fly but I think he can fly to small height . By the way I am from punjab, india and tell me any nearby wildlife rehab centre asap . Moreover I am a boy of 18 so I am not able to afford him to take him to the vet or wildlife rehab centre asap ))
If the wing got swollen already..what can we do?
The swelling should go down. Splint the bones and it will hopefully heal. Good luck!
P.s. if you have any advice at all for me I would love to hear it. I don’t have a clue how old Henry is - or why he likes to be in the house (I know we have a coastal storm now and it’s getting cold already but do I build him an outdoor cage? With a light?) any think you can think for a larger cage for him down the line? He seems to like the crate (dog crate), he actually walks right back in it whether I have it on the porch or in the house…..what another world this all is!
Happy to offer advice. Henry probably prefers being inside for safety I’d guess, especially while he’s still not at 100%. As for as an outdoor cage, that depends a bit on your space. Something on the back porch or balcony might be nice, but I’m not surprised that he likes his crate. It provides a safe “nest” site. One of the birds I rescued with a broken humerus clean through (I named her Karma) stayed in a small dog crate with wood chips for the bedding for nearly a month while she healed. I would let her out to walk around a bit. Now Karma is out in the loft with the other racing pigeons but she still loves me and coos to me when she sees me 🥰.
That’s amazing about Karma :) I think that you’re right, he’s enjoying his dog cage for now and I’m giving him hours of time to cruise around freely and while he’s in PT…poor little guy! At least he’s made good progress going! Thanks again
BTW are wood chips a base of choice for pigeons? I have been using pup pads lol
@@LizAlexy People use all kinds of floor material. The key for pigeon health is to keep the space dry and ensure the food and water are protected from being pooped on. The ideal would be to have a grate that serves as the floor so the droppings fall down through. Pup pad could go underneath. Honestly though, Use whatever works and is handy. Nothing wrong with straight pup pads! They probably soak up the moisture quite well.
Thank you sooo much! I considered a larger bird cage which had the grates already on it, however, had read someone that pigeons prefer flat surfaces. Maybe I can design something that has grates but also some pigeon stands - he seems to love to be on the little towels I leave despite being on flat surface now but it really takes twice daily cleanings or more for this reason as I have it...Thank you again! @@RFRP
Thanks! I will try this too.
My bird is attacked by a momma chicken. The chicken has chicks so shes a bit mad to whoever she sees lol.
Good luck!!
Do you have any email or social media that I can contact you by to send pictures because I can't find any videos or pictures of a similar situation to the bird I found?
The bird I found has the bone out and literally hanging by a thread like I can pull it out and I don't know what to do because the bone is protruding and ripped through skin and feather and is hanging out against the wing. I'm afraid to take it to the wildlife center because I think it's been like this for a month max before I left to another city and I noticed that it wasn't coming by to feed (it's my favorite pigeon). It was residing in the staircase at night since it can't fly and that is where we caught jt. I would really appreciate some advice since I don't know what to do at all and I want to cry. Don't want it to die. Already had another favorite of mine die from canker and the wildlife center had to put it down cause it was undergoing organ failure and in pain due to starvation and dehydration. The wildlife center might just euthanize it since its quality of life would go down if it can't fly anymore and survive if they were to release it in the park like they do
Oh no!! So sorry to hear this! Yes, I’m on Facebook and Instagram (@erotylid)
Hey I found a crow in a ditch he was fully wet but I dried him off after that he can walk but unable to fly and has a broken wing... Is he gonna be okay..
Hard to say. If the wing is injured but not broken it should be fine. If broken, the wing will need to be bound or it will likely not heal well which will impact his ability fly in the future. Thanks for being kindhearted and helping the crow!!
@@RFRP hey thanks for your response but it sadly died just now it's so heartbreaking 😭😭
Oh no!! So sorry to hear it!!
How's the bird now? How well the wing healed?
Nearly two years now. Because the break was right next to the joint the bones fused when they healed. This is common in birds. But, he is doing great, can fly up to about 5 feet and is now one of my breeders. Watch pretty much any of my recent videos and you will probably see him in the breeder section.
@@RFRP So nice to hear!! It's so heartwarming to hear stories about injured birds taken care of and living happy lives. Thank you for your work
Aww thanks!!
How long does it take for feathers to grow back?
A few weeks
What if the bone comes out of the skin ? What should we do than
I would try to consult a veterinarian in that case
*Me totally not using this birb as reference for art*
Poor birb. Glad you fixed it up.
Really? That’s kinda cool!
Yeah, glad we were able to fix this one up ✅
Hi.. For how long do we have to keep the wing fixed for it to heal? Thanks
Keep it on for 3 weeks
@@RFRP thank you so much for helping. I am looking after a baby dove.. I can say around 5 to 6 weeks old from previous experience.. Found it trapped in fence, hanging from a wing... Can't feel any fracture.. Feels as if there is sprain as keeps that wing dropped and can't use it to fly. Should I keep it fixed for 3 weeks even if there's no fracture and probably just a sprain? Regards.
@@MicrobialWorld Uh oh! Poor dove! Thanks for looking after it. Hmm, that's hard to diagnose when there isn't an obvious break, and how would you determine where to bind it, right? You may want to leave for a day or two and see if any movement recovers in that wing. Does the bird ever flap that wing? Could the wing be disjointed??
@@RFRP tries to flap the wings but this one has less movements. Gets comfortable if I tuck the wing in the anatomical position near its body. There is bruise along the bone that goes towards feathers with mild swelling. No fracture on palpation. Seems like simple wrapping may help. Should I wrap the wing and leave it for a week to see if it helps and then decide for further continuing with wrapping?
A bird came my house, nd it is injected it has a broken wing .. how it is recover
It depends on how bad and where the break is. Either way the wing will need to be set
My parrot ringneck left wing swelling and pain wing bone frectured plz suggest treatment wing ki haddi jud sakti ha
I’m sorry to hear about your ring neck!
The best advice is to take it to the vet. But if you want to try to heal it yourself I would Try to feel around the swollen area to determine exactly where the break is. Then try to stabilize the broken bone with something small (piece of plastic or wood) and secure it with tape. Leave it for 2-3 weeks.
@@RFRP ye krne se haddi jud Jai gi aur swelling Khatam ho gi
@@RFRP plz rply I am so depressed 😞😞😞
Man, Mary would enjoy this video
Great! Share it with her! 😆
Did your birds make it with the broken wing
Yes he did! I still have him in my breeding loft.
Pls help i saw a pigeon yesterday and i bought it to my home it cannot walk properly and its wing are also fractured and it is not able to stand properly pls reply what should i do ?
Try to determine if it has broken bones. If its leg is broken you will have to splint it; use two match sticks and tape. Wings are more difficult. Keep me posted. Thanks for trying to help the bird, and good luck!!
@@RFRP Its too late he had dead 😭😭😭
Nice 👍👍👍
Thanks!!
Hy! Please,tell me,for broken radous,how can I fix the wing?
More or less the same way. I have another video where I fix broken wing of two additional birds. One was broken on the radius. You may want to look for that one
@@RFRP thank you💕
Please,if you can help me with a link for that video where you fix a broken radius. I dont find it. 🫡🧸🥺
@@RFRP Please,if you can help me with a link for that video where you fix a broken radius. I dont find it. 🫡🧸🥺
Did the pigeons wing heal?
Yes it did!! 🥰
How did the wing do? Did it heal ok?
Thanks for asking! It healed but bc the break was right a the elbow, the bones fused when they healed (typical with some kinds of break in birds). I recently bound up two other breaks and one was worse than this one and he can fly OK. Check it out: czcams.com/video/-S5k1UFTpJ4/video.html
@@RFRP I have found that with my pigeons, some heal, some can fly a bit but not good enough for the wild. Always worth trying x
Mine are rescue birds not racers, but I get quite a few racers sneaking in to my aviaries, the aviaries are all free flying for those that can fly.
@@claresullivan6047 Agreed!!
I've rescued a pidgeon from my garden who has a deep wound by his right wing, and i can't tell if his wing is broken or just sore from the wound.
Thanks for taking the pigeon in! It won't be fun for the pigeon, but you need to feel along the length of the wing bones to see if there is a break that needs to be bound. If there are no broken bones then just keep the wound clean, put some anibiotic ointment on there and it should heal ok. Keep me posted and good luck!
Can i send photo to you can you please tell me how to fix his wings please.
3 weeks
Just found a pigeon with a broken wing. It is the humerus like the one in this video, you can clearly feel it. But i think it may quite old because its not swollen in any way, quite hard and appears calcified. How can you tell if its an old break or not? He keeps it against his body quite well. I dont want to retrumaitze if its already badly healed. Well just keep the little guy as a pet - weve had free run birds in the past and have a large yard. But i want to give this little feral guy the best shot at success.
Sounds like you are right, that the break is old and already calcified and healed. Poor little guy! Thanks for caring for him/her!! 🥰 Sending all my positive pigeon vibes your way! 🙂
How is the bird now
Thanks for asking! Here is an update on the bird:
czcams.com/video/pCl2tJEuQZA/video.html
How doesn’t that hurt them when you’re pulling on a break!? I can’t even watch it but I need to know how to wrap one... a pigeon who eats in my yard has a drooping wing and there’s cats who chase them so the only way for survival was to bring them inside.
That’s very kind of you to take in that pigeon. Yes, I imagine it must hurt, but it must heal or it will forever hurt. My bird had to be in pain regardless bc it was a clean break all the way through. In my opinion, the kindest thing is to fix the source of pain even if it causes temporary extra pain. Good luck and thanks for the comment!
I had one chilling by my door, looking pretty much like, “I can’t escape, but please don’t eat me?”
There are cats here, so I took it in, and I’m trying to give it water and food, but it hasn’t bothered as far as I can tell. There’s not a local bird rescue and I hate to take it out of its home to get it to one an hour away… is that what I should do? It couldn’t seem to get itself more than a foot in the air. It’s wing seems asymmetrical to its other, but doesn’t droop.. really wanna help it get back to the sky.
Can they eat a hemp/flax/chia seed mix? I’ll go to the store and buy whatever I can to take care of it temporarily or whatever 🤷♂️
@@justinTime077you could mix those seeds but I wouldn’t give one of them more than the other as I’m pretty sure they can be fattening if it’s just hemp or whatever hahaha quinoa is also a good mix in there and fresh fruit and veggies that’s what I did and I was able to release George within 5 weeks of him being rehabilitated with a wrap on his broken wing.
I still see him with the flock that lives around my house (they don’t want to be alone pigeons are social creatures and do best in groups and the flock immediately was like ONE OF US 😭) when I throw seed out for all of them.
I’m not an expert by any means and I don’t know what it would mean to just have an asymmetrical situation going on so my advise is what I did before I found this video link!
Lo I joined a bunch of bird forums and obvi this video helped a lot when I figured out what was wrong, so I’d start with some research on what the wings look and feel like because maybe he just ran into your window and was stunned!
One thing I learned was with a stray I didn’t want him to be friendly to me so I did approach slowly and he would try to flutter his wings but I didn’t want his brace coming off but I didn’t spend extra time trying to tame him, that wasn’t the goal, they’re wild and I knew it wasn’t in his best interest to try to have a “pet” pigeon so I simply changed out his food and water, cleaned shit but let him keep his instincts as he should.
Another was the powder I wasn’t aware of at first that’s on their feathers, after a while they lose their waterproof coating that helps them survive in the rain, since he couldn’t bathe the 💩off of himself I’d see his feathers at the ends start to lose their ability to be waterproof so before I released him I made sure that he was fully capable of rolling the water off of him.
And that was it, I know what he looks like but to him I’m just some random bitch with food hahaha and that’s perfectly fine!
@@justinTime077 thanks for looking after the pigeon! Does it have a band on its leg? If so, if you can get all the info from the band it should be possible to track down the owner.
They will eat flax, safflower, wheat, corn, barley, milo.
Good luck!!
@@RFRP no band on the leg. I live in a New Mexican college city, so to me the odds of it being a pet are slim. Only one wing is missing some flight feathers, and where I live they are abundant, which comes as a burden via feathers through my AC vents. I bought it wild bird seed at the store. It has a few of those seeds in the mix. It’s been eating and drinking when it thinks we aren’t too close.
I don’t believe it’s got a broken wing, just missing those flight feathers. It will spread its wings, look to the sky, and flap.. poor thing wants to get back to being a ‘free bird,’ but can’t. It can just get a foot or two of air.
Will it survive off the seed mix, or does it need some kind of pidgeon kibble? We got it a spacious cage to rehabilitate in. It’s been getting it’s shit back together, but it can’t seem to fly without those feathers.
The difficulty comes when your in my situation, rescuing a wild pigeon with a broken wing, and hoping he dosent go crazy haha
Oh my!! Best wishes! 🙏🏼
Heartbroken today, found out the reason was people shooting the pigeons with air rifles near me, another injured in the road, was gonna get out to help it, and put it with my other one so they can heal together, we stopped and I was getting out the car, another car sped up and flattend the poor fella, needless to say I tried my best, there are some evil people in the world. Amazing how people forget that they were crucial to delivering information in times of war, and before telephones. People remember and adore horses, but pigeons were equally important and firstly they are classed by most people as pests, and secondly we recently even caused the extinction of the passenger pigeon. Humans deserve to fail as a species
Oh my!! I'm saddened to hear this! People are cruel indeed. Why anyone would kill and injure animals just bc they can is beyond me. Thank you for recognizing how special pigeons are and helping them out.
For how much time?binding should be
I would keep it on 2-3 weeks
@@RFRP ok ty
Found a pigeon walking around thought it was strange found out cause his wing is broken gonna try and do this too
Hey that is really good of you! Best wishes!!
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I didn’t know that! Thanks!
So I seriously need some help. I have pigeons. I've been raising beautiful white and red and pied. So right now I have lost 2 young chicks and now have 2 more sick. I have looked up symptoms and sound like wet Pigeon Pox. No vet in my area will get involved in wild birds. I read there's a vaccine, but I dont know anything about vaccines or where to buy them. Please help I have isolated chicks, but I have 4 new hatchling and 4 others fledglings getting around. My whites are beautiful but the reds are rare and I don't want anything to happen to them.
There is a vaccine for pigeon pox. I would suggest calling Foys Pet Supplies 724-843-6889 (they specialize in pigeons) and they will be able to give you advice on how best to treat those that are infected and help isolate those that are not. Pox is a difficult one that thankfully I’ve never had to deal with. I wish you all the luck!!
How much time to recover
3 weeks
@@RFRP thnk u brother
How to know it's a broken wing or other problem?
A pigeon is suffering in my home acts like droopy wing n pain #since 2months _tablets neurobion, mecobalamine what to do???so it can fly😦😦😦😦😦
I diagnosed the break by feeling along the length of the bone, and it was clearly broken.
If the wing is simply drooping that could be a sign of paramyxovirus PMV or Salmonella infection
@@RFRP shows signs of droopy wing after little flying e.g. bed. And act like to lift it up and pain.
The #drooping is also green and white in some times . Small #Hairlosss below that wing.
What should I do to recover it completely??😞😞😞😞so tens
Can we use something else besides the green thing you used?
Yes! Anything to stabilize the broken bones. I used the green foam around the wood but you could just use the wood.
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Outcome?
The wing healed up ok. This bird has lived a good life
THATS TERRIFIC!!!!!! .....NICE job ,,good luck!!!!
Thanks
U R Great 🌺 🥇👌
Aww that super kind of you! Thanks!!
keep us in touch about your ill ,hurt bird
Thanks
But mine didn't made it...
Oh sad!! I’m sorry to hear that!
Why's he not complaining?
I’m not sure how birds express pain
@@RFRP Scream hiss bite the crap out of you pass out struggle
Thk you least I know now...I've got cats at home so I call help to the singapore NPatks...Will assist them to the poor bird...I hope they don't kill him...I DONTVTRUST THEM.I LEAVE THEM TO GOD TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Thank you!! And best wishes! 🥰
shit...you found the broken bone, please stop bending the break. Clearly, you've never experienced the PAIN of a broken bone.
Thanks. I’m sure it was painful. But I had to be 100% sure where the break(s) was and since I don’t have a personal X-ray machine this was the only way. Most people would have put the bird down. I saved the bird and still have him. There is no room for berating me 😊
bhai agar tera sath koi aase kare to aapko bhi to duk hoga
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So this tells me I’ll inadvertently kill an injured bird next time I try to help. I’m no good at it. Hats off to ya, sir. 👍
Ha! Well it's always worth a try, right?
DON'T attempt on wild pigeon ☹️ they're just not capable of being handled like this. They WILL die of fright..
Put a sock over their head so they can’t see but can still get air. Then you could do this on a wild bird including a wild pigeon
@@RFRP I did, it died
You would be very unlucky if a feral pigeon died when trying to splint a fracture, more likely with a wood pigeon.
the feral pigeon my dog found or rather that round my dog with a busted wing was in shock when I found him. I put him in a box over night in a peaceful environment and got him help the next day. Now he’s getting cuddled during the day- I read small birds go into shock easily, I guess I got lucky and was calm and studied after I rescued him and learned the best thing to do but he’s still bandaged wing 3 weeks in but seems strong. I give him pigeon food but haven’t been clear how much and the avian vet didn’t have much to say on diet but firmly believed the bird came to us for help which humbled me considering our city has 8 million people and he’s strangely affectionate by day 3 and ongoing until today
@@LizAlexy Wow! Thanks for sharing! Pigeons tame quite readily. One that I rescued a few years ago followed a neighbor girl home from school and into her garage. It just walked a few feet behind her all the way home 🥰 It is now a beloved pet of my nieces.
If you don't know what you're doing, take it to someone who does. How would you like someone playing with your broken arm. Geez. I found a pigeon yesterday with a broken wing and was hoping you could educate me on fixing it's wing but your video sucks
Linda, I’ve now successfully healed 3 broken wings. So take that for what it’s worth. I don’t have an x-ray machine at my house so I had to feel along the length of the bone to determine where the break(s) was. Was it painful? I’m sure it was but it was the only way to make sure that it would heal properly and result in a good life for the Pigeon going forward
Only thing the avian vet did different was no splint (just non stick to feather bandaging) on my rescued pigeon and metacam for swelling and pain. She warned me the risks or x rays in birds and we together decided it was not the right call
@@LizAlexy Thanks for sharing your experience! Interesting about the x ray. Pls keep me posted on your bird!! 🥰
Boring
Ha! Well then don't watch