Found my wonderful Dominique rooster lying on his back almost dead under the perch 2 days before Christmas.
He was starving & dehydrated. Forced water & ground corn in him and he came back to life.
Found a 1/2" toothpick size rotten splinter in his face. I only got a quarter of it out.
The joints in his right wing (same side as splinter) are locked tight. Other than that he seems perfectly fine.
Everything I read about Tetanus says that the serum must be administered immediately to be effective.
Once the bacteria gets a foot hold in the joint it's hard to cure. I was keeping him in my bedroom & only letting him drink water with ground up vitamin C & honey in it & massaging his wing & trying to loosen up the joints. They were starting to get loose & he really wants to be with the girls so I put him back outside. Now Jan 11 his joints are still locked up.
Has anyone seen this in a chicken? Thanks Rick
He was starving & dehydrated. Forced water & ground corn in him and he came back to life.
Found a 1/2" toothpick size rotten splinter in his face. I only got a quarter of it out.
The joints in his right wing (same side as splinter) are locked tight. Other than that he seems perfectly fine.
Everything I read about Tetanus says that the serum must be administered immediately to be effective.
Once the bacteria gets a foot hold in the joint it's hard to cure. I was keeping him in my bedroom & only letting him drink water with ground up vitamin C & honey in it & massaging his wing & trying to loosen up the joints. They were starting to get loose & he really wants to be with the girls so I put him back outside. Now Jan 11 his joints are still locked up.
Has anyone seen this in a chicken? Thanks Rick
