how to remove a screw form rooster's throat

[panner123]

As I was about to take the roo out of his misery, my wife say "let me try something." Being she is a nurse I gave in. She liiked at the x-ray she had and got two magnets and placed them on each side of the neck. She worked them up toward the beak.
she felt around and said it was moving. So she worked them again and again, until she could see the screw. She them took a pair of twezers and pulled it out. the vet told her it couldn't be done, so today she mailed the vet the screw. I hope he will refund some of his bill. But he still can't crow, but he is now eating and drinking.

 

[equine chick]

Kudo's to the wife from one nurse to another. She should have been a vet.

 

[DuckLady]

WOW!

Great job!!!

 

[Dinos_rock]

That's cool. I would have never thought of that!

 

[mangled]

Congrats on your roo. I hope he makes a full recovery.

Nurses rock!

Em
(who is a nurse, too

)

 

[zippychickens]

amazing! Wonder if the Roo thought the screw was a worm? Why in the world would he eat that?

 

[Fowl-Language]

So... your rooster had a screw loose?! Or is it your wife?!

Well done!

(I'm a nurse too...maybe we should take a poll of how many of us are nurses).

 

[Nichole77]

Right on! Good job. You should get a refund.

 

[Poison Ivy]

Congrats! Good save now we will know what to do if one of our chickens gets the crazy idea to eat a screw.

 

[panner123]

Quote:
After asking around and checking different college web sites, I found it is not uncommon for free range chickens to get things struck in their throat. It may be a large rock, nail, staple or SCREW. This one just happen to be in the wrong place at the right time. I know if it happens again, that chicken will be fried, before another $176 vet bill is paid. First, we will try the magnets then fry him. What was paid for his vet bill, I could have bought about 15 bags of feed, if you add in the gas to get to the vet. I think the vet knew he had one, when she was willing to spend that money on a chicken. Good thing I wasn't there. I would have called 911, to report a robbery.