Official BYC Poll: Time for the Vet?

[Brahma Chicken5000]

She was being sarcastic. Her birds are livestock, not pets.

Oh. Maybe she can give him to a 4H Kid?

 

[birdofhermes]

my rooster is a pet and probably looks at me as a parent. I would definitely take him to the vet for something serious and i'd do what it takes to live up to that sort of parental responsibility despite the fact he isn't the same species as myself

 

[Wolfgang B.]

I voted for "never". A chicken will be culled if it has an injury/disease I can't treat myself (with the help of this great community).

 

[lazy gardener]

Oh. Maybe she can give him to a 4H Kid?

He is being removed from the flock because he is no longer able to function as a rooster should. When he attempts to breed the hens, he is rough with them. If I gave him away to go into an other flock, he would still be rough with the hens. The other no kill option would be isolation from his species. I would not be that cruel to him. IMO euthenasia is a kinder option.

 

[Wolfgang B.]

Last time I asked a livestock vet for advice on my chickens having worms his response was "Sir, you have 2 options: either I give you a dewormer after which you cannot eat their eggs ever again or option 2: you cull your entire flock right now "(remember:worms in poop!!)
That was the day I decided to ask for help in BYC

 

[lomine]

He is being removed from the flock because he is no longer able to function as a rooster should. When he attempts to breed the hens, he is rough with them. If I gave him away to go into an other flock, he would still be rough with the hens. The other no kill option would be isolation from his species. I would not be that cruel to him. IMO euthenasia is a kinder option.

He had a better life than the vast majority of the male chickens of the world. Better to have one bad moment than waste away in isolation.

 

[casportpony]

Last time I asked a livestock vet for advice on my chickens having worms his response was "Sir, you have 2 options: either I give you a dewormer after which you cannot eat their eggs ever again or option 2: you cull your entire flock right now "(remember:worms in poop!!)
That was the day I decided to ask for help in BYC

Wow, that's nuts and so not true!

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

He is being removed from the flock because he is no longer able to function as a rooster should. When he attempts to breed the hens, he is rough with them. If I gave him away to go into an other flock, he would still be rough with the hens. The other no kill option would be isolation from his species. I would not be that cruel to him. IMO euthenasia is a kinder option.

Oh I didn’t realize that he couldn’t function properly anymore. If he can no longer enjoy life then it’s in his best interest to be put down. I’m sorry that it’s come to this.

 

[BYCforlife]

I don't have a vet near me, but the one time we did call a vet they wanted me to bring my chicken in and charge me like $150 to test it for something or other. Nope.

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

Eh...I selected the "No way, never". I don't know...part of me says, "Yes, off to the vet!" as they are my feathered friends and all...but how much can a vet do for them? I think if something was wrong, I'd have to go the route of keeping them comfy until they made their way over the Rainbow Bridge...as God intended...