Coyote attack, broken neck? Help.

[Dogville]

My rooster suffered an attack yesterday. He's not bleeding, he's in a box in the house. Drinking with a dropper. No food.
His neck appears broken, but how could he be alive? He's wants to stand but can not support his head. I have a towel supporting his neck in the box. He's breathing normal, eyes attentive.

No vets near bye dealing with fowl. Mobile exotic vet house call is $200. Sad. Is there an option or is non recoverable?

5lbs. Was healthy.

 

[GoosesGeeses]

Do you have any pictures?

 

[Dogville]

I did find a similar post. Using that as a starting point. This am will be day two and we'll see how he's doing.

 

[coach723]

You can use rolled up bath towels to help support his neck, he may just be very bruised and sore. Help him to eat and especially drink, so he doesn't become dehydrated, fluids should be room temp to slightly warm. You can also mix his feed (pellets or crumbles) with some water to make a mash, that will help with hydration also. B vitamins can be helpful, a human b complex tablet or capsule once daily.

 

[Dogville]

Thanks Coach. He's still alive on day 3. He's getting some meds and water. I'll try some of the things you suggested. He has stretched his wigs trying to get his feathers comfortable. Still can't hold his head up.
I know most folks believe you need to be thick skinned about chickens, but I'm really pulling for him (Glen Cambell). He's a good boy.

 

[ksbkeys]

Thanks Coach. He's still alive on day 3. He's getting some meds and water. I'll try some of the things you suggested. He has stretched his wigs trying to get his feathers comfortable. Still can't hold his head up.
I know most folks believe you need to be thick skinned about chickens, but I'm really pulling for him (Glen Cambell). He's a good boy.

Please let us know the outcome. It could indeed be he is just very sore. I do hope he recovers.

 

[coach723]

I have always had a soft spot for roo's. They get such a bad rap sometimes, and many of them are really good birds. I've worked very hard on some in my time as well, especially if they were injured trying to protect their flock. In my opinion, that alone makes them worth the effort of saving. I would think if he had a broken neck he would not have survived this long. So if you can keep him fed and hydrated, and give him some time, he may very well recover. Fingers crossed!

 

[GoosesGeeses]

@Dogville How is he doing?

 

[alinas2010]

I think you should try to treat him for wry neck. The b vitamins are a good, but add in some vitamin e, too. An incident such as this coyote attack can sometimes cause wry neck in a chicken. It is treatable. Get some vitamin E capsules and break them open over food such as egg or fish. Something with selenium in it. Continue a few times a day and it should start resolving. It could take days or weeks, it just depends on how bad the deficiency is.