I need help rooster with broken neck?

[AnimalLover339reborn]

So I am from Puerto Rico now cockfighting here was legal till yesterday I know cockfighting is condoned I've posted here before now on Monday I went to a friends house and surprisingly his father and his eldest son were going to try some cocks to see their fighting abilities and one cocks neck seemed to be broken well we stopped the fight and he said its "langostia'o" I have no idea what that means but he told me to eat it so I was but I saw the rooster get up and he asked me if I wanted to heal him I told him of course they fought for 6 minutes and plastic spurs I have pictures in case well need but yesterday the rooster seemed great he was crowing and I grabed him pet him and bathed him but today I found him in his cage with his neck exactly like after the fight now I wanna know is he sick is it an injury should I put him down? Is there anyway I can save him? Its a shame to put him down he is beautiful ,as you can see his head is side ways but he's wide awake

 

[Eggcessive]

Welcome to BYC. He has torticolis or wry neck/crook neck. It can be caused by a head or neck injury, vitamin E deficiency, and is seen in some diseases, such as Mareks disease, fowl cholera, Exotic Newcastles disease, and others. More than likely his was a result of fighting.

I would feed him a balanced chicken Flock Raiser or all flock feed. Get vitamin E at your pharmacy, and give him 400 IU daily in food. Some B vitamins would also be good for him, for thiamine. Do you have any poultry vitamin tonic? Hopefully, those will help him get over this, but make sure that he can eat and drink enough. Aspirin can also be used for pain and inflammation 81 mg twice daily.

 

[AnimalLover339reborn]

Thank you very much for

Welcome to BYC. He has torticolis or wry neck/crook neck. It can be caused by a head or neck injury, vitamin E deficiency, and is seen in some diseases, such as Mareks disease, fowl cholera, Exotic Newcastles disease, and others. More than likely his was a result of fighting.

I would feed him a balanced chicken Flock Raiser or all flock feed. Get vitamin E at your pharmacy, and give him 400 IU daily in food. Some B vitamins would also be good for him, for thiamine. Do you have any poultry vitamin tonic? Hopefully, those will help him get over this, but make sure that he can eat and drink enough. Aspirin can also be used for pain and inflammation 81 mg twice daily.

Thank you very much for the help it would've been a shame to put him down since he's a gorgeous rooster I don't have poultry vitamin tonic personally I don't even know what that is,I recently bought a chick medication which has many essential vitamins for water could that help and would acetaminophen work for pain,I also wanted to add I found some blood on the floor I was thinking maybe it came from his ear is that possible? Because as you can tell from one side he is full of blood and he was just fine

 

[Eggcessive]

Do not use acetaminophen or Tylenol on chickens. It is toxic. Instead you can use aspirin 81 mg low dose twice a day given orally or in food. It can make bleeding worse, however, so make sure it has stopped. It looks like he has bleeding around his beak, comb, and face. Vetericyn, chlorhexidene, or Neosporin ointment can be applied.

 

[AnimalLover339reborn]

Do not use acetaminophen or Tylenol on chickens. It is toxic. Instead you can use aspirin 81 mg low dose twice a day given orally or in food. It can make bleeding worse, however, so make sure it has stopped. It looks like he has bleeding around his beak, comb, and face. Vetericyn, chlorhexidene, or Neosporin ointment can be applied.

Thank you very much for all the info I hope he may survive he has been trying to stand and straighten his neck ive aplied neosporin on his face since he was in a fight he has bad injurys I cleaned his face with a towel and he has some substance coming out of his ear could it be infection? Also his droppings are all white and gooey is this normal?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I cleaned his face with a towel and he has some substance coming out of his ear could it be infection? Also his droppings are all white and gooey is this normal?

Can you post a photo of what's coming out of his ear and of the poop?

I would focus on getting him hydrated - make up a sugar water solution, see if he will drink on his own, if not, carefully drop water beside his beak so he can take it in. The vitamins would be good too - he needs the Vitamin E and B1. Don't worry with him not eating for a day or 2. Looks like he got kicked hard if there's blood at the nostrils. Any other places that may have been bleeding?

I know you have another gamefowl rooster (cock) right? I'm sure you are familiar with them, but just in case...you need to keep the roosters separated away from one another.

Even in cages, if they can, they will fight - this can seriously damage feet, spurs and birds can get really hurt. From what I can see, he's beautiful. Keep us posted on how he's doing.

 

[AnimalLover339reborn]

Can you post a photo of what's coming out of his ear and of the poop?

I would focus on getting him hydrated - make up a sugar water solution, see if he will drink on his own, if not, carefully drop water beside his beak so he can take it in. The vitamins would be good too - he needs the Vitamin E and B1. Don't worry with him not eating for a day or 2. Looks like he got kicked hard if there's blood at the nostrils. Any other places that may have been bleeding?

I know you have another gamefowl rooster (cock) right? I'm sure you are familiar with them, but just in case...you need to keep the roosters separated away from one another.

Even in cages, if they can, they will fight - this can seriously damage feet, spurs and birds can get really hurt. From what I can see, he's beautiful. Keep us posted on how he's doing.

Well this morning I checked him and his head is no longer to the side it is now back I'm.not sure if it is progress but I thought it was


I know that game cock's are very aggressive and I have had fights happen but thank god I am always alert so the didn't hurt each other too much but this rooster wasn't mine it was my bestfreinds his father fights cocks and he had fought him with spurs so that's why he's really hurt,I am also keeping him hydrated but I have electrolyte for chicks would that help him as well as nutridrench



These are pictures of his poop and the stuff oozing from his ear is sort of like earwax it's yellow but its not oozing anymore

 

[Birdsong 82]

Pictures won't load on my phone for some reason. Or they take forever I wish I could see it because it does sound like infection. You're right he is beautiful it would be a shame to not give him a chance

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Well this morning I checked him and his head is no longer to the side it is now back I'm.not sure if it is progress but I thought it was

These are pictures of his poop and the stuff oozing from his ear is sort of like earwax it's yellow but its not oozing anymore

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I would continue with the vitamins/electrolytes for another couple of days.
Look inside the ear - is there still yellow "earwax" in it? If there is - then gently try to clean that out. You can apply 1 drop of Hydrogen Peroxide to help soften that up if you need to, then use tweezers/q-tip to remove what you can.
It does sound like it might be infected (photos would be good). IF that's the case and the ear doesn't clear up or he doesn't improve after you clean it out within a couple of days, then he may need some antibiotics. What can you get or what do you have on hand?

 

[AnimalLover339reborn]

Pictures won't load on my phone for some reason. Or they take forever I wish I could see it because it does sound like infection. You're right he is beautiful it would be a shame to not give him a chance

Well that's terrible I'll try again he is beautiful and everyone tells me he won't live but I have high hopes for him I'm trying everything I can