Polish Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ClickCluckMoo]

@hbrown322 A purring chicken, huh? Never heard that one before. He could be inhaling the water, but I doubt it. How is he responding to the water? Sounds like he is taking the first step toward recovery! If he continues to take the water, see if you can get him to eat. Because he is in such bad shape, you might want to add a little water so that the food is more of a mush. If you can, put a little in his beak and see what he thinks. He is obviously a very lucky rooster to be receiving this level of TLC.

Good luck and keep up the good work!

~ClickCluckMoo~

 

[OneMountainAcres]

@hbrown322
 A purring chicken, huh? Never heard that one before. He could be inhaling the water, but I doubt it. How is he responding to the water? Sounds like he is taking the first step toward recovery! If he continues to take the water, see if you can get him to eat. Because he is in such bad shape, you might want to add a little water so that the food is more of a mush. If you can, put a little in his beak and see what he thinks. He is obviously a very lucky rooster to be receiving this level of TLC.

Good luck and keep up the good work!

~ClickCluckMoo~

X2. What I do is scramble up an egg, mix it with the vitamin water, and blend it super good in the blender so it's a very runny mixture. It slides down their throat as easy add the water does and gets some much needed nutrients in them. Good luck!

 

[ClickCluckMoo]

@Auroradream26 Great idea!

I never thought of using scrambled egg in a mixture for sick chickens. Also, using a blender is a stupendous. Well, learn something new every day!

~ClickCluckMoo~

 

[OneMountainAcres]

@Auroradream26
 Great idea! I never thought of using scrambled egg in a mixture for sick chickens. Also, using a blender is a stupendous. Well, learn something new every day! 

~ClickCluckMoo~

Thank you. That trick saved this baby's life after she got trapped and seriously injured by the flock. She earned the name, Mira (for Miracle). I swear by it

 

[ClickCluckMoo]

Poor baby! She definitely looks like she earned her name. Mira won't be the only chicken saved by your mixture, trust me, mine will be getting that treatment now, too!

 

[andrea2chicken]

Does anyone have any tips on getting your polish onto the roost every night? Mine go into their hen house but try to roost on the edge of the nesting boxes instead of on the roosting bars..

we go in nightly and make sure everyone is settled in and in their places. My polishes live in the house of fluff. Two of them Rick and Bonus Jovi both females like sleeping outside on the tomatoes plants. We take em and move them to the house of fluff and to their proper roost As it is really cool at nights dipping to the 50 and upper 40s. It does take time if you made changes. Such as mine moved into their own coop away from the more aggressive ladies. They now share their coop with two bantams and a barn yard mix who is on the small side. But they have a ton of room not to mention they get lots of roam time

 

[ClickCluckMoo]

@jenniferlamar70 I have to pick up my Polish cockerel and show him where the roost is almost every night. He grew up in a small coop over the summer but now that it is winter he and his friends have to get used to the big, insulated, and heated coop. When it is really cold or rainy he finds his way on his own but the stubborn little guy is determined to sleep on the roof of his childhood house. I have hopes that he will start to always go to the big coop as the temperature drops and it starts to get really cold. We always have that problem with the younger birds because they don't like sleeping with the older ones but they always have it figured out by December. Also, until my Polish was about to balance and clutch at a roost, I had a stable log turned on its side that he would sleep on because it was just easier for him. Now he is able to actually roost!

Hope that helped a little!

~ClickCluckMoo~

 

[jenniferlamar70]

We were mowing the lawn yesterday and my polish rooster went crazy. I didn't see what happened but he either went into shock from the stress or hit his head and gave himself a concussion.
When I saw him he was lying on the ground with his neck bent and was kicking his feet. When he calmed down a bit I picked him up and moved him inside. Randomly he would pick his head up and kick his legs.
Otherwise he is in a catatonic state and just lies there.
It's been 24 hours and he is still listless. Last night it appeared he either threw up or was drooling. There was clear liquid around his head.
He really isn't able to sit upright on his how. let alone stand. If I sit him up he is very wobbly and ends up leaning over into a lay position or he flaps around until he looses energy.
I put him on his side and he seems content in that position.
I gave him water with save a chick, but he doesn't even register that it's there, same with food.

I've heard it can take days for chickens to recover from shock/concussions. But my concern is dehydration. I don't want to force him to drink and cause him to choke. Any tips/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

Do you trim his crest? They are prone to running into things. It sounds like a pretty bad concussion to me. I would advise finding a vet if you can. I'm not really sure how you would treat that at home..

 

[TJordan]

Thank you. That trick saved this baby's life after she got trapped and seriously injured by the flock. She earned the name, Mira (for Miracle). I swear by it

Poor baby. I'm glad she's ok now. I have an Austra White pullet that had her egg crushed by a snake the day before hatch. Lost 6 eggs that day and feared I would lose her too.
Viper is still alive and well with 4 of her hatch mates but I will never change her name. She is the healthiest of that hatch

It's amazing how these birds can bounce back from injury.

 

[Heather94]

My golden laced polish, Hippie (my 3yo named her

) She lays almost every day like clock work!