emilysteng
Songster
Hi everyone,
I posted some time ago in the rehoming about Bruce the rooster. He is a feral rooster who I "know" and we found injured in the bushes
. Long story made short is that he was shot with a pellet gun, which broke his leg at his femur. A kind vet did the surgery for the cost of what we could come up with in donations and now he is recovering in my second bedroom at my home.
My questions are about feeding him. I've bought everything. He won't eat feed. He used to love cracked corn when he ran free but now doesn't really like it either. He'll eat a little bit of scratch and wild bird seed but not enough. He was into rice but now seems tired of it. He currently likes grapes and leafy greens. The one thing I know he won't get tired of is crickets and mealworms. I finally though of buying him those yesterday and he gobbled them up. I bought a one pound bag of the dried mealworms now and he loves those. He has also loved cat food in the past but I know I can't give him much of that. Today I also got him some grit and oyster shell and I think he may have eaten a little bit.
He is still going to be in confinement for recovery for 2-3 more weeks. Then he will be rehomed at a local school in his own enclosure. I'm just worried about him getting enough nutrition and gaining weight as he lost weight because he was probably injured awhile before we found him. Recently his poops have been very watery too. Wondering if that is because he is missing his grit.
If he eats a little scratch, some grapes, some leafy greens and some mealworms is that enough? How much does he need to eat? Is it bad if he eats a lot of mealworms? I know he would probably eat the whole one pound bag if I let him. And what combo will give him proper nutrition? Any other suggestions? He of course loves any bug. When I kill a bug in the house I give it to him. He's even eaten little field mice that the cats catch and bring inside. That is what he is used to as a feral rooster out here. Oh, he used to run free at the plant nursery where I work. This is in Hawaii.
Thanks for any advice. Just concerned with his weight and his watery poops. I think he is doing well otherwise!
Emily
I posted some time ago in the rehoming about Bruce the rooster. He is a feral rooster who I "know" and we found injured in the bushes
. Long story made short is that he was shot with a pellet gun, which broke his leg at his femur. A kind vet did the surgery for the cost of what we could come up with in donations and now he is recovering in my second bedroom at my home.
My questions are about feeding him. I've bought everything. He won't eat feed. He used to love cracked corn when he ran free but now doesn't really like it either. He'll eat a little bit of scratch and wild bird seed but not enough. He was into rice but now seems tired of it. He currently likes grapes and leafy greens. The one thing I know he won't get tired of is crickets and mealworms. I finally though of buying him those yesterday and he gobbled them up. I bought a one pound bag of the dried mealworms now and he loves those. He has also loved cat food in the past but I know I can't give him much of that. Today I also got him some grit and oyster shell and I think he may have eaten a little bit.
He is still going to be in confinement for recovery for 2-3 more weeks. Then he will be rehomed at a local school in his own enclosure. I'm just worried about him getting enough nutrition and gaining weight as he lost weight because he was probably injured awhile before we found him. Recently his poops have been very watery too. Wondering if that is because he is missing his grit.
If he eats a little scratch, some grapes, some leafy greens and some mealworms is that enough? How much does he need to eat? Is it bad if he eats a lot of mealworms? I know he would probably eat the whole one pound bag if I let him. And what combo will give him proper nutrition? Any other suggestions? He of course loves any bug. When I kill a bug in the house I give it to him. He's even eaten little field mice that the cats catch and bring inside. That is what he is used to as a feral rooster out here. Oh, he used to run free at the plant nursery where I work. This is in Hawaii.
Thanks for any advice. Just concerned with his weight and his watery poops. I think he is doing well otherwise!
Emily