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Another update for this morning-
The rooster is moving about a little bit this morning- stretching his wings, shuffling his feathers, and doing a lot of preening. He still is hunched over and fluffed up though, and takes nap breaks.
He still isn't eating anything, and this morning, I bundled him in a towel, and tried feeding him with a syringe. I made a thin mash of moistened pellets, crushed up dried mealworms (Eww...) and applesauce. He was very determined not to open his beak at all to help me, and he fought hard to not eat anything, but I kept going, and fed him drop by drop. I may have only gotten a few millileters into him, but that's better than nothing. I suppose the fact that he's energetinc enough to wiggle out of his towel should give me hope, but I'd rather he eat...
I don't see anything else wrong with him aside from his head. The wound still looks a little raw, but is starting to scab over, so maybe a few more days inside will help.
On another note- He was inside my kitchen for a while, then I moved him to the basement. I had recently read an article about how the coating on nonstick cookware is extremely toxic to birds, and if I cook with it, the vapors given off would kill my rooster. How worried do I need to be about this? Any owners of cage birds who have advice would be helpful too!
The rooster is moving about a little bit this morning- stretching his wings, shuffling his feathers, and doing a lot of preening. He still is hunched over and fluffed up though, and takes nap breaks.
He still isn't eating anything, and this morning, I bundled him in a towel, and tried feeding him with a syringe. I made a thin mash of moistened pellets, crushed up dried mealworms (Eww...) and applesauce. He was very determined not to open his beak at all to help me, and he fought hard to not eat anything, but I kept going, and fed him drop by drop. I may have only gotten a few millileters into him, but that's better than nothing. I suppose the fact that he's energetinc enough to wiggle out of his towel should give me hope, but I'd rather he eat...
I don't see anything else wrong with him aside from his head. The wound still looks a little raw, but is starting to scab over, so maybe a few more days inside will help.
On another note- He was inside my kitchen for a while, then I moved him to the basement. I had recently read an article about how the coating on nonstick cookware is extremely toxic to birds, and if I cook with it, the vapors given off would kill my rooster. How worried do I need to be about this? Any owners of cage birds who have advice would be helpful too!
