Please help! My rooster lost its entire tongue.

[DaDerpKnight]

*sigh*

So today, I saw that my rooster's tongue came out of its mouth. I noticed a few days ago that its base was swollen and his tongue looked very, very pale. The tongue came out and there was nothing inside his mouth. He was acting completely normal and he could make all sorts of sounds. It seemed like nothing happened. He was even eating completely normally.

There were no signs of pain or shock, but I'm still worried. His entire tongue was just detached from his mouth.

Is it serious?

 

[BirdHead]

Um, his tongue is gone completely?

What else is in the pen with him?

What all is in the pen?

You didn't think anything a few days ago being swollen to take action ?

 

[Isaac 0]

Can you post a pic of his mouth?

I find it weird he has no problem eating.

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

I wonder if he will still crow...

I am surprised he is acting like nothing happened, its good he is eating.

Seriously, is he still crowing?

Gary

 

[barred2rock]

Are you sure it was his tongue not something (stuck) in his mouth?

 

[chicks are life]

If he lost his whole tounge he shouldn't be able to swallow?!?!!!?!

 

[chicks are life]

Need pics of mouth

 

[Eggcessive]

This can happen sometimes when a chicken gets a long hair or piece of string wrapped around the tongue cutting of the circulation, and it can eventually fall off. We have seen a few threads on here or partial tongue amputation. That would present a problem eating and drinking. I would cage the rooster for a few days to make sure that he is able to get enough to eat and drink. Some things to try are wetting him chicken feed, offering some chopped egg, and also place regular dry feed out for him to try and eat. Hopefully he can survive.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is another thread about tongue strangulation: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-fowl-pox-an-important-lesson-learned.820508/

I would get a flashlight, and have someone hold him as you look into his beak, just to make sure of his injury.

 

[DaDerpKnight]

His tongue is gone completely. We had called a vet when his tongue was swollen and we had given him antibiotics and a couple other medicines, on recommendation by the vet. He doesn't live in a pen, he lives in a section of our house itself, alone. We play with him and feed him time to time.

It was his tongue, because I had checked with a flashlight inside his mouth.

He can crow, but he's having some problems eating. The vet said he'll have a speedy recovery at this rate.

I'll post a picture of his mouth in a second.