My first chicken blood transfusion! Success :)

[Funky Feathers]

I have been dealing with mites all season, due to the warm winter we had. Dang things almost killed my best Roo in March. Now they tried to kill him again, and by the time I found out (I was so busy with too much else going on) he was close to death. They sucked him dry, he was so pale. So I grabbed a healthy Roo and took 2cc of blood from his wing vein (w/needle & syringe) and injected it into my sick Roo. Gave him some electrolytes under the skin too, and vitamins in his water. Fed him some huge mealworms (he loved them). He was very emaciated. Last night I gave him more blood (from a different Roo) and now he is looking so much better, acting healthy & crowing! Yay, I saved his life! My Vet Tech expertise came in very handy.

 

[LittleSticks]

Very impressive! Can you transfuse blood from any chicken to any other chicken? Are there separate blood groups and a universal donor chicken? (For dogs it's Greyhounds.)

Congratulations on saving your roo.

 

[Funky Feathers]

Thanks. Blood typing is not necessary on chickens, they are not like humans or dogs. But just to be safe I would use the same breed if available. If not, use any chicken big enough to get a good vein.