ShiviBear
Songster
So, for the past week or so, I've noticed that my usually very sweet mild Brahama rooster brothers have been fighting.
I've been letting them do their thing but the fighting got much more violent yesterday.
I found the two of them covered in blood and mud, one seemingly worse then the other.
The both have a few cuts and scrapes, mainly on their combs and feet which I cleaned and put triple antibiotic on.
One rooster (Terrence) was very visibly limping and was much more dirty so I lightly washed him the best I could with Dr. Bronners unscented and brought him in my house overnight to dry hoping he would get better.
Today though, he is still limping and shivering on and off. And it's not whole body shivering, just his lower half. Sometimes he does not put weight on his leg for long stretches of time.
I have him in a small run within the big run with a few of his fave girls. He is eating, crowing, trying to romance the ladies but limping and shivering as well. He is still even trying to fight THROUGH the fence with his brother.
I believe his injury is mid foot but it's hard to tell.
My heart is breaking for him as he is obviously in pain. He really is a sweet boy.
Do not have access to a vet as of now.
What can I do for this guy?
He gets VERY stressed in my house, is even stressed being in the small run.
How do I figure out where his injury is?
I can only guess at how he got hurt, maybe he got knocked over and got his leg stuck? What can I even do if there is a break somewhere?
When they say when it rains it pours is a PERFECT description of my life at the moment.
I am currently trying to figure out how to attach a video.
I've been letting them do their thing but the fighting got much more violent yesterday.
I found the two of them covered in blood and mud, one seemingly worse then the other.
The both have a few cuts and scrapes, mainly on their combs and feet which I cleaned and put triple antibiotic on.
One rooster (Terrence) was very visibly limping and was much more dirty so I lightly washed him the best I could with Dr. Bronners unscented and brought him in my house overnight to dry hoping he would get better.
Today though, he is still limping and shivering on and off. And it's not whole body shivering, just his lower half. Sometimes he does not put weight on his leg for long stretches of time.
I have him in a small run within the big run with a few of his fave girls. He is eating, crowing, trying to romance the ladies but limping and shivering as well. He is still even trying to fight THROUGH the fence with his brother.
I believe his injury is mid foot but it's hard to tell.
My heart is breaking for him as he is obviously in pain. He really is a sweet boy.
Do not have access to a vet as of now.
What can I do for this guy?
He gets VERY stressed in my house, is even stressed being in the small run.
How do I figure out where his injury is?
I can only guess at how he got hurt, maybe he got knocked over and got his leg stuck? What can I even do if there is a break somewhere?
When they say when it rains it pours is a PERFECT description of my life at the moment.
I am currently trying to figure out how to attach a video.