TikkiTembo
Rollerblading along the road
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Hi guys, am I allowed to post about my rooster in this forum? I will delete the one I did in Poultry Row this morning since things have changed now to a more urgent matter needing advice.
I noticed this morning that young Calvin had a funny wing, and wasn't sure if he maybe had some feathers pulled,or if he had injured his wing. An hour ago, I just went to collect eggs like I do every evening, and found a dead hen and a ton of Calvin's feathers in the coop. The hen was destroyed, broken bones and all. Horrible. I picked up Calvin to check him, and found this wound. It looks like whatever it was that got into the coop must have been pulling him by the wing. My poor boy! I am thinking of spraying him with antibiotics and possibly even wrapping the area. Our avian vet will see chickens, but that will take some convincing, as my husband is 'sure' nothing is broken. Calvin is eating and drinking and acting normal. He definitely enjoyed a good snuggle and let me get some pin feathers for him even.
Would any of you treat and or wrap this, or leave it alone? Or would you head to the vet? A broken wing won't effect his life in the sense that he can't fly anyways, but I don't want him suffering in pain either.
Every nook and cranny on the coop has been screwed shut with wood. My husband said he is sure he would have noticed the feathers and Calvin's condition when he let the chickens out of the coop this morning, but I noticed Calvin an hour after he left at 9am. I was awake, so I'm sure I would have heard something this morning. My husband forgot to close the coop last night until I reminded him at 11pm, so even though he's sure he would have noticed something, I'm guessing either the hen was already dead then,or something was in the coop waiting. Chicken ownership is hard sometimes. I'm proud of Calvin for obviously fighting off the intruder, our grown rooster, Steve, was untouched, so he obviously kept his distance. I'm so glad Calvin is alive, there would be tears to lose him!
I noticed this morning that young Calvin had a funny wing, and wasn't sure if he maybe had some feathers pulled,or if he had injured his wing. An hour ago, I just went to collect eggs like I do every evening, and found a dead hen and a ton of Calvin's feathers in the coop. The hen was destroyed, broken bones and all. Horrible. I picked up Calvin to check him, and found this wound. It looks like whatever it was that got into the coop must have been pulling him by the wing. My poor boy! I am thinking of spraying him with antibiotics and possibly even wrapping the area. Our avian vet will see chickens, but that will take some convincing, as my husband is 'sure' nothing is broken. Calvin is eating and drinking and acting normal. He definitely enjoyed a good snuggle and let me get some pin feathers for him even.
Would any of you treat and or wrap this, or leave it alone? Or would you head to the vet? A broken wing won't effect his life in the sense that he can't fly anyways, but I don't want him suffering in pain either.
Every nook and cranny on the coop has been screwed shut with wood. My husband said he is sure he would have noticed the feathers and Calvin's condition when he let the chickens out of the coop this morning, but I noticed Calvin an hour after he left at 9am. I was awake, so I'm sure I would have heard something this morning. My husband forgot to close the coop last night until I reminded him at 11pm, so even though he's sure he would have noticed something, I'm guessing either the hen was already dead then,or something was in the coop waiting. Chicken ownership is hard sometimes. I'm proud of Calvin for obviously fighting off the intruder, our grown rooster, Steve, was untouched, so he obviously kept his distance. I'm so glad Calvin is alive, there would be tears to lose him!