Hi, I'm new to this forum, and I hate to start out by asking for help, but I do need it!
I have a little Serama roo that is a little over a year old. He lives in my house in a great coup I built, but during these summer months I've been letting him outside to hang out with my 2 Wellsummer pullets and my Silver Laced Wynadotte hen (outside their fully enclosed run) during the day. All has been well until late this morning.
I was out on my deck watching the chickens and the roo was behind their run in the treed area. The girls went nuts and when I looked over, a hawk was on my roo! I ran to him and the hawk spooked off. My roo ran straight to me and then headed to the house. When I got him inside I looked him over as well as I could, but he was pretty shocky so I didn't want to stress him more.
There was no blood evident anywhere, but at the time he was wheezing a little. His feathers weren't really too messed up, considering. He went into his coup and settled in the wood shavings for a while. A little later he was up on his perch and coming out of of the shocky stupor, but seemed sleepy and obviously stressed. Within several hours he came back down and out (he has free run of the place) and ate some millet. Right now he's up on his roost sleeping.
I'm wondering if he shouldn't get some sort of antibiotic or something because I would find it hard to believe that hawk didn't give him some puncture wounds with his claws. I can handle him to look again in the morning (my roo loves me) but I don't really see the need to hurt him or stress him by doing that. I'll see how he crows in the morning, and how he seems to feel. But I am wondering where I might be able to get something for him if he still seems sluggish or if it looks like infection is setting in from small puncture wounds that are hidden. What might I give him?
Obviously, he's going to stay inside until I make another fully enclosed run for him. I keep him separate from the girls because my silver hen had her back feathers stripped by the 2 roos she was in with before I got her, and when I had my roo in with a hen before she was trying to eat his feathers till he was naked. I don't want naked chickens! But I love my roo so much - he hangs out with me in the house (basement, where I work) and rides on my shoulder and talks to me so sweet! I want him to be okay!
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated! Thank you all for making such a great forum. I had NO idea chickens make such fantastic pets till I got my roo this past winter! I LOVE CHICKENS!
Thank you!
Eileen
I have a little Serama roo that is a little over a year old. He lives in my house in a great coup I built, but during these summer months I've been letting him outside to hang out with my 2 Wellsummer pullets and my Silver Laced Wynadotte hen (outside their fully enclosed run) during the day. All has been well until late this morning.
I was out on my deck watching the chickens and the roo was behind their run in the treed area. The girls went nuts and when I looked over, a hawk was on my roo! I ran to him and the hawk spooked off. My roo ran straight to me and then headed to the house. When I got him inside I looked him over as well as I could, but he was pretty shocky so I didn't want to stress him more.
There was no blood evident anywhere, but at the time he was wheezing a little. His feathers weren't really too messed up, considering. He went into his coup and settled in the wood shavings for a while. A little later he was up on his perch and coming out of of the shocky stupor, but seemed sleepy and obviously stressed. Within several hours he came back down and out (he has free run of the place) and ate some millet. Right now he's up on his roost sleeping.
I'm wondering if he shouldn't get some sort of antibiotic or something because I would find it hard to believe that hawk didn't give him some puncture wounds with his claws. I can handle him to look again in the morning (my roo loves me) but I don't really see the need to hurt him or stress him by doing that. I'll see how he crows in the morning, and how he seems to feel. But I am wondering where I might be able to get something for him if he still seems sluggish or if it looks like infection is setting in from small puncture wounds that are hidden. What might I give him?
Obviously, he's going to stay inside until I make another fully enclosed run for him. I keep him separate from the girls because my silver hen had her back feathers stripped by the 2 roos she was in with before I got her, and when I had my roo in with a hen before she was trying to eat his feathers till he was naked. I don't want naked chickens! But I love my roo so much - he hangs out with me in the house (basement, where I work) and rides on my shoulder and talks to me so sweet! I want him to be okay!
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated! Thank you all for making such a great forum. I had NO idea chickens make such fantastic pets till I got my roo this past winter! I LOVE CHICKENS!
Thank you!
Eileen