Our handicapped rooster has swollen, frostbitten wattles, what do we do?

[Chookwagn]

How is that helpful??

Helps people understand the question

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Ofc and kinda off topic but do you know what causes baby chicks to be off balance and stumble around and not be able to stand up?

Mushy chick disease, splayed legs, neurological deficits, diseases, etc.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Helps people understand the question

Not really. People know what the OP meant. If you've got nothing helpful to say, don't say anything.

 

[Chookwagn]

Not really. People know what the OP meant. If you've got nothing helpful to say, don't say anything.

Cheer up its Christmas

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Cheer up its Christmas

No thanks

 

[Chookwagn]

No thanks

All the best then

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Does the hen have frostbite as well, or is she just there for emotional support?

 

[Duck the Waddling Chicken]

Does the hen have frostbite as well, or is she just there for emotional support?

She was just there for emotional support, so we brought her in because she was waiting for the rooster to join her in their mini coop, she refuses to go in the bigger coop with all the others unless the rooster is with her.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

He's likely going to lose his comb points. He *probably* should have been brought in sooner if you had wanted to save them, but oh well.
Put ointment on the comb, keep him warm, and give him lots of water and food.

Well, as far as I know, this is the treatment I recommend. His face WILL swell, but it should go down eventually.

 

[Duck the Waddling Chicken]

Well, as far as I know, this is the treatment I recommend. His face WILL swell, but it should go down eventually.

Thank you, we will do all of that because he's a special chicken to us and needs more help than the others. Again, thank you