This morning, i heard a commotion in the chicken run, and hopped out of bed and ran outside... 2 roosters were missing (i keep the roosters separate from the pullets, cause they are eventually intended to be eaten). I was bummed, but as a vegetarian, i wasn't too sad to be spared the 2 slaughters... but anyway, the bigger one showed up about 10am, sort of confused looking, but i shooed him back into the run, and he seems okay... at 2pm, the other one showed up, walking sort of crooked, and dragging one bloody wing. I put him in a pet carrier, so the other chickens wouldn't eat him, and waited a while... if he looked worse, i was going to kill him, but if he looked the same or better, i was going to cure him... so he looks the same, walking, standing up, making little noises, honestly doesn't seem too mentally damaged... So, my question is this, How do i fix him? And since i don't exactly know what got him, if I DO fix him, can he be eaten later (rabies, infections, mad cow?)? Can i get some sort of (cheap) antibiotics for chickens? would medicated chick starter work?
HELP!
thanks!
HELP!
thanks!
