Drowned chicken recovery--

[ChicoryBlue]

He stod up!

Offer him sugar water, or anything he used to love to eat, and keep him warm and not bothered - treat it like a high stress situation, which it was, keep him in a low-stimulus environment for awhile. How is his breathing sounding?

 

[cassandrapettersson]

He figured out how to stand, and will no longer sit down.. But, good for him I guess? Do whatever you want, as long as you aren't dying

 

[cassandrapettersson]

Offer him sugar water, or anything he used to love to eat, and keep him warm and not bothered - treat it like a high stress situation, which it was, keep him in a low-stimulus environment for awhile. How is his breathing sounding?

His breathing sounds great! It's all normal, suprisingly

 

[ChicoryBlue]

His breathing sounds great! It's all normal, suprisingly

No coughing, or rattling sound? Great!

 

[cassandrapettersson]

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He figured out how to stand, and will no longer sit down.. But, good for him I guess? Do whatever you want, as long as you aren't dying

I had to turn off the heat lamp, he was rather warm and dry so I hope it's going to be fine. Turning it off for the safety of the others, it's summer after all and I usually see my chickens pant in the coop, a heat lamp would not make things better.

He has 2 warm water bottle, I really didn't know what to do otherwise to keep him warm, if he even needs it anymore

* The chickens have the option to go outside in their run 24/7

 

[cassandrapettersson]

No coughing, or rattling sound? Great!

None at all! He looks weirdly healthy, like nothing ever happened. Just a bit stressed still, crammed in the corner and hated it when I went to go check on him

 

[Muser]

None at all! He looks weirdly healthy, like nothing ever happened. Just a bit stressed still, crammed in the corner and hated it when I went to go check on him

Excellent, so glad he's recovering!

 

[Eggcessive]

So glad that you got to him before he had drowned, and happy that he is acting fairly normal now. Make sure the barrel is covered or that the chickens cannot get into it again. It sounds like he will recover just fine.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Oh and; He's not a chicken, per say. He's a rooster, beautiful, big boy

A rooster is still a chicken; it's an adult male chicken. A hen is an adult female chicken. So glad your boy is recovering.

 

[cassandrapettersson]

He's roosting, though I didn't have time to check on him this morning.. My mom said he's gurgling water, and that water is coming out of his mouth, which sounds less promising.
He seems to have roosted with the others