I need to get a shot

[fowlafoot]

I raise American Games, while they are more spirited than non-game breeds they should not be agressive towards people. It is natural for them to protect and if something you do makes them feel threatened they will respond but if they are attacking for no reason it isn't natural and should be culled if you can't correct the problem.

 

[prariechiken]

As of August, "Fighting chickens" are illegal in all 50 states. Now you can raise gamefowl, rhode island reds, crossed bred bantams, cornish, white rocks, etc....all of which I have had attack me, as well as a few other breeds, (also a tom turkey who tasted good stuffed and baked).... No matter what the breed of fowl, you should not accept any that strike at you on a continuous basis. Now the rare scratch or kick may happen from time to time, but any that get to the point of doing this at all times should be culled. Labeling it as a result of them being "fighting chickens" is only perpetuating the unfair prejudice and misconceptions that people hold against gamefowl and those that choose to raise these fascinating breeds. This also brings up a great opportunity to remind everyone to keep their birds spurs trimmed to prevent puncture wounds from occuring. No matter what the breed gets ya, always be sure to disinfect the wound and keep a close eye on it as you should do with ant wound. As was stated before, we all know what our birds step in everyday. Hope you get all healed up and are alright. Might want that bird that got ya to have an "accident"....

at least that is what would happen if he was on my yard.....

 

[Wildsky]

I personally wouldn't get that shot - my kids don't either. My son was scratched by my roo on his CHIN the other day and a couple of days later my daughter got it on her leg.

Check the side effects etc. of the shot before you decide, and of course how effective it is. I remember reading the tetnus shot is very "watered" down to curb the huge side effects, making it pretty ineffective at best.

 

[BettyR]

That is totally unacceptable; I have had a few aggressive roosters over the years, they will put on a good show but only a few actually attacked me. I broke their necks on the spot, cleaned them and they went into the freezer.

If your father wants to keep this bird then he needs to lock it up where it can’t hurt anyone and take care of it himself.

 

[BirdBoy88]

I've never heard of getting a shot just from being scratch my a rooster thats very new to me

i always get cut by my chickens from there nails by them all wanted to jump up on me .. i would never get a shot though needles freak me out big time.. i think i would be fussing more about the needle than the cut..lol

 

[RockyToggRanch]

Is it acceptable to tie a chicken out on a little leash? That sounds so sad to me.

My sumatra tried to show aggression towards me by ramming into the back of my legs when I turned around. The first time he did it, I thought he was just clumsy. The second time, I turned around and launched him into the air. For a few days I watched out the corner of my eye and when he'd aproach I'd turn around quick and stomp a foot at him. He is very respectful now and has never shown any kind of agression toward me since.

My point is, I think a lot of their behaviors are correctable.
They are more than just dumb birds.

 

[TheKidAndDame]

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Acceptable? It is debatable. But it is done to keep the roos separated. While I do not tolerate aggressive roos, I can understand why one might lash out if they were tied out all day. As for the shot, I would get it just to be on the safe side. Tetanus is common in the environment but cases of tetanus are still rare (roughly 50 per year). And it does not have to be a deep puncture, it also gets in through more superficial cuts, scrapes or other existing open wounds. And the vast majority of cases happen in people who were never vaccinated or undervaccinated.

 

[DuckyBoys]

I'm sure you have nothing to sorry about ChuckenGirl and you will be just fine, but make sure to follow up with your Dr. and take their professional advice.

I wouldn't be concerned about the vaccine side effects if you do need one, other than a really sore shoulder, tetnus is safe and effective.

Here is more info on the effiicacy if you're interested...

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/tetanus.pdf

Hope it heals well!

 

[Reinbeau]

Thank you, DuckBoy, you beat me to it.

Get the tetanus shot. That's one of the standard vaccines, it rarely causes any problems, and tetanus is a nasty disease, very preventable. Ineffective? I have never heard that. Get a booster every ten years and you don't have to worry about it at all.

 

[antlers]

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100% agree. Well said!