Help!!! (GRAPHIC)

[MrsBachbach]

I've heard that you can syringe-feed chickens (although it's a bit riskier than mammals because chickens don't have throat muscles). I've never done this before, but I think it would be a topic to consider since she has a broken jaw. So since she suffered some torn scalp and a broken jaw, the rooster was very violent towards her?

Look up crop tube feeding on the forum. There are instructions on how it is done. You can pick up aquarium tubing if you have trouble finding a crop tube. One thing you want to make sure you do is don't forget to give the bird proper hydration with water before feeding. You can search that also on how much water a bird should have depending on it's size. May not need as much water if the diet is liquid anyway. I have used jar baby food and baby cereals with a little yolk mixed with the water to feed birds with a tube. Moves easier through the syringe and tube. Something to consider when you run out of the baby bird food.

 

[MrsBachbach]

I've heard that you can syringe-feed chickens (although it's a bit riskier than mammals because chickens don't have throat muscles). I've never done this before, but I think it would be a topic to consider since she has a broken jaw. So since she suffered some torn scalp and a broken jaw, the rooster was very violent towards her?

Oops! Sorry, my response was for OP. For some reason I though you were the OP.

 

[kdolly87]

That's odd, but some roosters will just "flip a switch". I recommend separating him from the other girls so he can get some discipline and not hurt the others. You may have to separate him for about 3-5 days a few separate times. However, the success with doing this is iffy. Some will say their roo shaped up and others will say nothing improved. If nothing improves, try giving him a lighter dose of his own medicine. Obviously don't hurt him, but if you see him going to hurt another chicken, run him away from there. 

I've been working with him for two weeks. Some separations. Holding him still in my arms swatted his tail end (not hard) and today was the last straw. After he started getting aggressive yesterday to me and my 2.5 year old ESPECIALLY then he does this today. He's been taken care of. Having a funeral tonight.

 

[kdolly87]

What makes you think it's broken? Is it hanging open and he has no contol or is it sitting sideways? Are you sure it wasn't this way before the attack? Do you have a pic of it you could post?

I had an older rooster that was bitten on the head by a predator. It was a bloody mess and quite painful. The bite cause his lower beak to draw sideways making eating difficult if not impossible. So, I am wondering if that is what is going on. Like a cross beak. I tube fed him for two weeks while he healed from his injuries. It was all the swelling that was causing his beak to go sideways. It was quite the therapy session to get him back to eating when the swelling went down and the beak returned almost to normal. He found it easier to pick up pellets and slightly larger food than the crumbles he had been used too. But he did eventually recover from it and go one to breed and be a rooster. Took almost three weeks though and he had to be fed, watered and medicated through a crop tube during this.

I'm pretty certain it is. It's open and at the mid point under the skin there's a bulge out to one side and the other side dips in at the same spot. I hope you're right in this case!!! I would love for it to be a complication of head trauma.

 

[kdolly87]

What makes you think it's broken? Is it hanging open and he has no contol or is it sitting sideways? Are you sure it wasn't this way before the attack? Do you have a pic of it you could post?

I had an older rooster that was bitten on the head by a predator. It was a bloody mess and quite painful. The bite cause his lower beak to draw sideways making eating difficult if not impossible. So, I am wondering if that is what is going on. Like a cross beak. I tube fed him for two weeks while he healed from his injuries. It was all the swelling that was causing his beak to go sideways. It was quite the therapy session to get him back to eating when the swelling went down and the beak returned almost to normal. He found it easier to pick up pellets and slightly larger food than the crumbles he had been used too. But he did eventually recover from it and go one to breed and be a rooster. Took almost three weeks though and he had to be fed, watered and medicated through a crop tube during this.

 

[kdolly87]

What makes you think it's broken? Is it hanging open and he has no contol or is it sitting sideways? Are you sure it wasn't this way before the attack? Do you have a pic of it you could post?

I had an older rooster that was bitten on the head by a predator. It was a bloody mess and quite painful. The bite cause his lower beak to draw sideways making eating difficult if not impossible. So, I am wondering if that is what is going on. Like a cross beak. I tube fed him for two weeks while he healed from his injuries. It was all the swelling that was causing his beak to go sideways. It was quite the therapy session to get him back to eating when the swelling went down and the beak returned almost to normal. He found it easier to pick up pellets and slightly larger food than the crumbles he had been used too. But he did eventually recover from it and go one to breed and be a rooster. Took almost three weeks though and he had to be fed, watered and medicated through a crop tube during this.

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[cluckcluckgirl]

Look up crop tube feeding on the forum. There are instructions on how it is done. You can pick up aquarium tubing if you have trouble finding a crop tube. One thing you want to make sure you do is don't forget to give the bird proper hydration with water before feeding. You can search that also on how much water a bird should have depending on it's size. May not need as much water if the diet is liquid anyway. I have used jar baby food and baby cereals with a little yolk mixed with the water to feed birds with a tube. Moves easier through the syringe and tube. Something to consider when you run out of the baby bird food.

I have a link I saved on BYC about that, so I'll have to check it out more. Never hurts to have the knowledge.

Oops! Sorry, my response was for OP. For some reason I though you were the OP.

No problem.

I've been working with him for two weeks. Some separations. Holding him still in my arms swatted his tail end (not hard) and today was the last straw. After he started getting aggressive yesterday to me and my 2.5 year old ESPECIALLY then he does this today. He's been taken care of. Having a funeral tonight.

Oh, I didn't know you had been performing that already. Yes, especially since he got mean towards a young child he had to go.

 

[kdolly87]

I have a link I saved on BYC about that, so I'll have to check it out more. Never hurts to have the knowledge.

No problem.


Oh, I didn't know you had been performing that already. Yes, especially since he got mean towards a young child he had to go. 

Yeah it broke my heart. I spent my time cryin But it had to happen. Thanks for all your help

 

[cluckcluckgirl]

I just hope I can offer some help to those who need it, just as this community has done for me.

 

[kdolly87]

 I just hope I can offer some help to those who need it, just as this community has done for me. 

I really appreciate it! You have all given me hope that my baby won't die and some really great information! Now baby has a fighting chance.