Hey guys - my wife and I are long time readers and first time posters. This forum has been a great resource for us and we need some help.
We boarded a couple of chickens and a rooster for a friend of ours who was looking for a new home. I kept them segregated from our flock of 2 roosters and their hens. We left to get groceries and lo and behold we came back and our Number 2 rooster, a big 10+ pound Brahma scaled the 5 foot fence!!! And him and the other rooster had gone at it. I immediately gave him first aid - his comb was bleeding a little bit and he was flustered. I put blu kote and Neosporin on his comb. I felt for any neck injuries and didn't feel any. So back in the coop he went and the next morning all of a sudden he kept holding his head and neck weird - about halfway down. He doesn't crow anymore and keeps separate from most of the flock. I attached a picture of what his neck position looks like. He is still eating and drinking and his poop is firm. Has anybody been through this and what would be my beat course of action to heal him? We love the rooster and want to see him back in his d glory again! Thanks for any help!!! ~Phil and Kristie
We boarded a couple of chickens and a rooster for a friend of ours who was looking for a new home. I kept them segregated from our flock of 2 roosters and their hens. We left to get groceries and lo and behold we came back and our Number 2 rooster, a big 10+ pound Brahma scaled the 5 foot fence!!! And him and the other rooster had gone at it. I immediately gave him first aid - his comb was bleeding a little bit and he was flustered. I put blu kote and Neosporin on his comb. I felt for any neck injuries and didn't feel any. So back in the coop he went and the next morning all of a sudden he kept holding his head and neck weird - about halfway down. He doesn't crow anymore and keeps separate from most of the flock. I attached a picture of what his neck position looks like. He is still eating and drinking and his poop is firm. Has anybody been through this and what would be my beat course of action to heal him? We love the rooster and want to see him back in his d glory again! Thanks for any help!!! ~Phil and Kristie
