When will he eat again?

[mljohnson05]

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Good to know. I don't own a heating pad. Should I cover him with a washcloth or something tonight? (showgirl sized blanket!

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If you are not going to bring in one of his Favorite girls, then I would put a small blanket or wash cloth over him to help keep him warm....I did that for my Roo until I brought his girl into keep him company....You can also put a feather duster in there to cuddle up with.....

Like I talked about in my second post....You can use a heating pad on low.....just make sure, you don't have him laying directly on the heating pad....My heating pad I have shuts off on its own in 1 hour....so that is nice....
Also another good tip....If something is to Hot to YOU, then it is to Hot for Your chicken !!!


Hope all of this helps you out...I know it helped my Roo a Ton !


--Laura--

 

[aubreynoramarie]

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Good to know. I don't own a heating pad. Should I cover him with a washcloth or something tonight? (showgirl sized blanket!

)

If you are not going to bring in one of his Favorite girls, then I would put a small blanket or wash cloth over him to help keep him warm....I did that for my Roo until I brought his girl into keep him company....You can also put a feather duster in there to cuddle up with.....

Like I talked about in my second post....You can use a heating pad on low.....just make sure, you don't have him laying directly on the heating pad....My heating pad I have shuts off on its own in 1 hour....so that is nice....
Also another good tip....If something is to Hot to YOU, then it is to Hot for Your chicken !!!


Hope all of this helps you out...I know it helped my Roo a Ton !


--Laura--

Thanks laura. I has him outside in a segregated pen with his only surviving girl today. We thought they all died but she came limping home in the afternoon. It perked him up enough that he walked and stood up for her. The crate he is in is too small to have them both in though

they could fit but it would be very cramped and I am really worried about that shoulder getting touched and pushed against. Maybe in a day or two they can sleep together. I am positive she is not liking the separation at all either. Poor babies have gone through so much. I have two washcloths an a t shirt on top of him right now and tomorrow I can buy a heating pad. I'll put it on low. That may help his soreness also

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Okay you guys. I went to the store but they didn't have baby aspirin. I got childrens ibuprofen instead. Is this okay? If so- same dosage?

 

[redhen]

Not sure about the ibuprofen?? Maybe we can google it to see if its safe... BRB

 

[redhen]

From what i just read..its a No to the ibuprofen...

But i'm no expert..

 

[chkn]

Listen Aubrey, I keep telling people this and I know it sounds wierd is to take a dropper and drop water (liquid whatever) one or two drops at a time ON TOP of the beak. Stop and wait for the beak to move indicating the bird is swallowing. I call it sip sipping. You might have to wait a bit, you might have to do it a couple times, you might try 'sweet talk', but eventually the bird will do this 'sippy sip' thing. I think the water, as long as you don't drop it into the nostrils, will drip down the sides of the beak and actually go into the birds mouth, for the most part, all they have to do is swallow. Now with your guy, never mind the vitamins for the moment and the antibiotics in the water. Take a cup of water and add like a 1/8 teaspoon of gatorade powder (or something similar that's tasty). Then see if he'll sippy sip. The problem is can he hold it down? I do think the aspirin is a good idea just make sure whatever you give him, it's gonna taste good because that's important. He needs to drink first before he'll eat. If he eats, great but he can last awhile if he stays hydrated. So put him on a towel, in your lap, and try the dropper with the sippy sip and sweet talk. I find once they get a little in them they become more interested.

 

[The Yakima Kid]

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Try hand feeding him live meal worms. You can offer them on your palm.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

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This is what I have been doing. He just tilts his head all the way down so it drips off his beak. Last night we just gave up though an I shot the aspirin down his throat. Yes I googled before I fed him the ibuprofen, apparently ONLY aspirin is safe for birds!

Okay gonna try mealworms. Unfortunately now both of his eyes are swollen/crusted shut so he Cant see.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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This is what I have been doing. He just tilts his head all the way down so it drips off his beak. Last night we just gave up though an I shot the aspirin down his throat. Yes I googled before I fed him the ibuprofen, apparently ONLY aspirin is safe for birds!

Okay gonna try mealworms. Unfortunately now both of his eyes are swollen/crusted shut so he Cant see.

See if you can find some Oxine AH, http://www.shagbarkbantams.com/Oxine.htm when i read his eyes were crusted shut I thought he had somekind of respiratory problem, but now I see it was an attack by a coon, the oxine will kill alot of things but really I'd go for vetericyn, you can spray it in their eyes and it is the best stuff out there, kinda pricey but I won't ever be without if I can help it. I know TSC has it. Hope he comes through, he's one brave roo.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

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This is what I have been doing. He just tilts his head all the way down so it drips off his beak. Last night we just gave up though an I shot the aspirin down his throat. Yes I googled before I fed him the ibuprofen, apparently ONLY aspirin is safe for birds!

Okay gonna try mealworms. Unfortunately now both of his eyes are swollen/crusted shut so he Cant see.

See if you can find some Oxine AH, http://www.shagbarkbantams.com/Oxine.htm when i read his eyes were crusted shut I thought he had somekind of respiratory problem, but now I see it was an attack by a coon, the oxine will kill alot of things but really I'd go for vetericyn, you can spray it in their eyes and it is the best stuff out there, kinda pricey but I won't ever be without if I can help it. I know TSC has it. Hope he comes through, he's one brave roo.

Thank you, I will try the feed store