rooster attacked chick

[fanynany]

i made him a little test sling seat and he fell asleep quickly, is it okay if his feet are touching the bottom? he freaks out if they aren’t

 

[fanynany]

i dont know about him using his legs, he seems calm but he’s using his legs to hold himself up, i put him in a hamper and even then he tippy toed and extended his legs to reach the bottom, i just hope it’s not too much on his legs, could i let him sleep in there? now that he’s more active he can’t stand being on his side. i have the pink rag in there for him to maintain balance since he’s lopsided at the moment.

 

[fanynany]

update: i took him out i don’t want him to panic and hurt himself, any sleeping positions he could possibly sleep in? i mean i don’t know how to position him, he panics and flips if he’s on his side, and i don’t think he likes using his legs because he starts shaking, maybe i’ll try slanted?

 

[MixedFlock23]

update: i took him out i don’t want him to panic and hurt himself, any sleeping positions he could possibly sleep in? i mean i don’t know how to position him, he panics and flips if he’s on his side, and i don’t think he likes using his legs because he starts shaking, maybe i’ll try slanted?

I’m late to the thread. Wow, great job caring for him (especially with no power/water!).
Maybe try to wrap him in a towel like a burrito (with his head out, but towel tucked under & around his body) and put him in a dark room/closet. Maybe he will just hunker down and sleep and be stronger tomorrow. I would be nervous to let him stay in a sling unattended too. GL!

 

[fanynany]

I’m late to the thread. Wow, great job caring for him (especially with no power/water!).
Maybe try to wrap him in a towel like a burrito (with his head out, but towel tucked under & around his body) and put him in a dark room/closet. Maybe he will just hunker down and sleep and be stronger tomorrow. I would be nervous to let him stay in a sling unattended too. GL!

welcome & thank you! , luckily our power came back today so i’m able to use the heaters, i think today is the last snow day and everything will start melting and hopefully we can fix our pipes after, i definitely miss the water, i have not gotten any rest these past days, i wake up every hour to see if he hast rolled or if he’s alive, he was way more active today so i hope he has a nice sleep

 

[fanynany]

thanks to everyone on this thread
garbanzo is currently poking yalls profile pictures on my screen (he says thank you too!)
throughout these days he’s gotten more active and is desperate to move around, he eats and drinks more too! thanks for everyone helping me and joining me on his recovery!
( ow he bit my finger )

 

[MixedFlock23]

welcome & thank you! , luckily our power came back today so i’m able to use the heaters, i think today is the last snow day and everything will start melting and hopefully we can fix our pipes after, i definitely miss the water, i have not gotten any rest these past days, i wake up every hour to see if he hast rolled or if he’s alive, he was way more active today so he’ll hope have a nice sleep

So glad you have power now!
Hopefully the pipes can get fixed soon
We have 11” of snow, which hasn’t happened here in over a decade, it seems. I’m ready for the rain this weekend to melt it all!
I totally understand waking up all night to check on pets. I moved my new laying pullet into the shed at 2am because I couldn’t sleep thinking about her alone in the chicken tractor coop in the 0°F temps. (I just got her less than 2 weeks ago, so she’s still in quarantine.) Now she’s in the shed in a dog crate ready for warm temps & snow melt this weekend.
Hopefully your boy lies still and gets rest (& you do too!).

 

[fanynany]

So glad you have power now!
Hopefully the pipes can get fixed soon
We have 11” of snow, which hasn’t happened here in over a decade, it seems. I’m ready for the rain this weekend to melt it all!
I totally understand waking up all night to check on pets. I moved my new laying pullet into the shed at 2am because I couldn’t sleep thinking about her alone in the chicken tractor coop in the 0°F temps. (I just got her less than 2 weeks ago, so she’s still in quarantine.) Now she’s in the shed in a dog crate ready for warm temps & snow melt this weekend.
Hopefully your boy lies still and gets rest (& you do too!).

i had my 2 spoiled adults inside during the storm up until the incident, i love them but they both don’t like the chickies and try to do anything in order to peck them, i took an hour making their house extra comfy and a nice temperature , luckily they liked it more since there is leaves in there! my 3 chicks are currently inside in a dog crate too, they don’t like it as much as their little coop outside but it’s better than freezing outside, i put garbanzo in his box after he took a big poo poo on my favorite sweater, then he fell asleep

 

[fanynany]

these are my little ones, crickets( the little roo ) pea and lentil their water isn’t dirty btw, it’s water and green bean juices

 

[fanynany]

a little update: i checked up on him and he’s crouching


edit: he has poop stuck on his butt feathers, i took most of it off but he’s stinky and there’s still smears on his feathers but it’s definitely better than runny poop, i unfortunately don’t have any baby wipes, i think all i have is the wet wipes with the disinfectant in them but ooo idk about using those on him? i will probably have to soak his butt in warm water and then spot clean with baby soap, aghhhh i don’t like poo