No crow rooster collar death beware

[Leahs Coop]

I know I'm over a year and a half late but.. Welcome to Backyard Chickens! It's great to have you here and I hope to see you around the forum soon! I'm so sorry about the loss of your rooster! It's so sad losing them..

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Missyka]

If you find yourself with another rooster, please send me a private message.

I adopt animals that need a forever home, to include quite a few roosters. There are days I use ear plugs...but those days are far and few between. I can send pics and updates. And of course, you & family are welcome to visit the future rooster that I adopt.

Any chance you’re in Illinois?
Missy

 

[Eggscaping]

My 5 month old rooster just died. He had the collar over a month.He was healthy and we thought everything was fine he would try to shake it off and the 3 hens would peck at it gently trying to get it off. We thought we were careful and followed instructions. We watched him and he could breath fine and open his mouth. We had a necropsy done to be sure of what happened so it won't happen again. The doctor said he aspirated he had some food and foam in his trachea. His comb was also swollen 3x normal size, we did not notice. It's our first experience with chickens. He was our pet my son cried. I just want people to be aware. I think if we loosened it anymore he was too loud. He just had a faint crow as loud as the chickens. I tightened his collar Saturday and he was fine we are with them daily. Tuesday morning we checked on him he was fine. I came home at noon looked out the window immediately to check on the chickens I saw him laying on his side dead. I'm not blaming anyone I'm just hoping this post will help someone from going through the same thing.

Welcome to BackYardChickens! So glad to have you here in our wonderful community of friendly, helpful, knowledgeable people! I am so very sorry that happened to you.

 

[Rebekah Rebekah]

RIP Rooster. We just had the exact same thing happen to our gorgeous White Australorp rooster. Collar on loosely for a week, firmer for two weeks then this morning foaming at the mouth and dead without warning. We’re devastated and in tears he was my favourite and our only rooster. Beware collars!

My 5 month old rooster just died. He had the collar over a month.He was healthy and we thought everything was fine he would try to shake it off and the 3 hens would peck at it gently trying to get it off. We thought we were careful and followed instructions. We watched him and he could breath fine and open his mouth. We had a necropsy done to be sure of what happened so it won't happen again. The doctor said he aspirated he had some food and foam in his trachea. His comb was also swollen 3x normal size, we did not notice. It's our first experience with chickens. He was our pet my son cried. I just want people to be aware. I think if we loosened it anymore he was too loud. He just had a faint crow as loud as the chickens. I tightened his collar Saturday and he was fine we are with them daily. Tuesday morning we checked on him he was fine. I came home at noon looked out the window immediately to check on the chickens I saw him laying on his side dead. I'm not blaming anyone I'm just hoping this post will help someone from going through the same thing.

 

[The Happster]

RIP Rooster. We just had the exact same thing happen to our gorgeous White Australorp rooster. Collar on loosely for a week, firmer for two weeks then this morning foaming at the mouth and dead without warning. We’re devastated and in tears he was my favourite and our only rooster. Beware collars!

Sorry for your loss.

 

[RebelEgger]

That would be awful. So sorry for your loss. I hope you’re chicken experiences are more positive from this point forward.

 

[rjohns39]

RIP Rooster. We just had the exact same thing happen to our gorgeous White Australorp rooster. Collar on loosely for a week, firmer for two weeks then this morning foaming at the mouth and dead without warning. We’re devastated and in tears he was my favourite and our only rooster. Beware collars!

So sorry for your loss

 

[chrissynemetz]

RIP Rooster. We just had the exact same thing happen to our gorgeous White Australorp rooster. Collar on loosely for a week, firmer for two weeks then this morning foaming at the mouth and dead without warning. We’re devastated and in tears he was my favourite and our only rooster. Beware collars!

I'm so sorry

 

[TwoCrows]

RIP Rooster. We just had the exact same thing happen to our gorgeous White Australorp rooster. Collar on loosely for a week, firmer for two weeks then this morning foaming at the mouth and dead without warning. We’re devastated and in tears he was my favourite and our only rooster. Beware collars!

I am so sorry for your loss.