Tragic Death Of Our Rooster... (could we have saved him?)

[@roxannelarson6185]

dog crate , in house with electrolytes in water. I keep a dog crate in the house in spare room in basement for just such an occasion. It always seems issues happen in winter. I give each one a fighting chance to recoup. before you take them back out bring their temp back down to help them with outside temps. I keep spare room door closed and crack windows for this purpose. It does not always work with underlying things being an issue ( I just lost one of my older girls with negative temps in MI).. I was on vacation that week and was able to make sure they had unfrozen water and food "yes food was freezing solid". My girl started to have issues and I brought her in gave epson salt bath and tried to help her. The next day we realized she was not going to recover and we had to euthanize her. But in other circumstances, the bath and warmth and electrolytes has helped recovery. I know with roosters there is a different how should we say "mindset" some times we have too many," I am not saying we don't make an effort" we try our best "they are a living creature" but sometimes they don't show signs until it is way too late. I know you care for all of your animals and this is definitely not a censor on my part, I'm just trying to share what I have done. We as homesteaders take all death hard and try to do different next time. I have felt each thing that I have encountered as a learning experience. I try to do better next time. Keep up the good work on educating us all on animal husbandry, I know I have learned from you.

[@TheGrotewolds]

Very cool ❤

[@M.T.20201]

Ooh poor boy ..Well , he had a happy life for sure , ..fly hight little 🐓

[@lilyavery8230]

We had a chicken who was pushed out - turned out the chicken was sick - chickens know this kind of stuff and they do it protect the rest of the flock. Your rooster looked like he has some frost bite on his comb and am sad to hear he passed. Never easy to lose a flock member.

[@inu1ful]

I am so sorry for your loss...he is in peace now and you are doing great taking great care of them. I have learned after many loss of babies, that no matter how much you love and take care as much as we can, they go to the other side, especially I think chickens go so quick which I have never known. Keep up with your great work! I am sure he had great life on this earth and he knows you love him.

[@kylemartin832]

Thank you for sharing the good and bad. Tomorrow I plan on putting together a small recovery coop for any bird struggling or sick. Again, thank you and sorry about the roo, he was handsome.

[@MICROFARMER4]

That’s part of homesteading I dealt with with loss of live stock from bullying and other so it’s part of homesteading

[@kylemartin832]

@@MICROFARMER4 Was only showing compassion for that families loss. No need to lecture me on the subject. I fully understand what it's like to have to cull a sick animal.

[@MICROFARMER4]

@@kylemartin832 sorry you felt I was lecturing you about the subject it was towards you . Just was agreeing on what you was showing we as homesteaders or farmers that’s the things we going though sorry if you thought I was lecturing you that was not intents. So again I apologize if my comment came off like that

[@kylemartin832]

@@MICROFARMER4 No, worries. I also apologize for maybe overthinking it. Too much coffee lol. Hope you're having a good new year so far and hope your animals are too 👍🙏✌️

[@MICROFARMER4]

@@kylemartin832 Thank you 🙏 I appreciate that

[@arcobalenonellorto8994]

Next time bring It inside under a lamp or other heating source

[@jandcschwartz]

He might have been sick longer and that is why they were picking on him. It's not your fault.

[@greatfulchristian4314]

Yes i think he was sick, not Tom fault

[@jG-gm2mz]

It his fault he the owner

[@meljordan220]

Animals are pretty good hiding when they're sick. It's not very obvious when they are. Sorry for your loss.😢

[@joyadams507]

@@jG-gm2mzwhat horrible insensitive thing to say !!!!

[@troxycat]

@@jG-gm2mz No, it's not his fault. Chickens are VERY good at hiding illness, and once you notice it, it can be next to impossible to treat, especially in this weather. You can only try your best, but if it's their time to go, they're going to go.

[@joyadams507]

So sorry for your loss! 😢

[@AHomesteadingHustle]

Huge bummer but it definitely happens when we choose to homestead and raise animals. We had to rehome our favorite rooster to a family member of ours because he was getting picked on so bad. He was actually the only rooster we ever named.

[@Gevedon]

Aw, that is sad. We have lost 1 rooster and 2 hens in the last 3 years of raising chickens. These things happen, rooster got hawk attacked, free ranging- first hen had anaphylactic shock suddenly, I think she swallowed a very small scorpion, my Sweetie was going through molt, was a little sickly and the others were picking on her. Was just about to bring her inside and found her having passed on. You did all you could, we all have a time to go and we just don't know when ... Thank you for sharing all that you guys can!

[@patriciabeyer8029]

Hi. Brandon of Eddie family farm suggested to come see you folks. Thanks for sharing.

[@cynthiaclark4691]

Sorry about your rooster.😢

[@Yeshuaschosen]

I didn't let mine out all winter because we had a bob cat hanging around. They have a big run so it wasn't too bad .I have started free ranging them again and haven't seen any sign of the bob cat . I hope your chickens are enjoying the longer days and warm weather! It won't be long before spring !I'm sorry you lost your rooster and hope you get another one soon! Hopefully you can set up a dog crate for emergencies.(I keep one in the house and one in the run)

[@adriennathome]

Aww poor buddy. Sorry guys! He was probably sick-the flock knows and will shun and peck the weak ones-and you made his last days more comfortable.

[@audreywhitford6530]

It's very sad when a chicken dies all you can do is your best to take care of them. We had to bring one of our hens to the basement because she was bleeding with a sore by her neck and we don't know what happened. She is doing ok now.

[@brenda012249]

OMG IT COLD THERE,, thanks to Eddy family farm I found you, poor rooster in the cold by himself I hope he survives, I will be watching for all the changes coming to your farm

[@AcresOfAdventure]

Unfortunately he couldn’t make it, we appreciate you coming over to watch though, thanks!

[@marktelin7259]

Eddy family farm sent me. THANK YOU😊

[@E.I.C.C_Onwer]

That poor guy 😢 so sad when these things happen

[@nikkistump3480]

I’m sorry your sweet rooster died. He had a happy life 😊

[@CountryKirby.]

Sad to see. Glad you’re back

[@judyquattro7677]

Hello. New subscriber here. Saw you on the Eddie family video. ❤❤❤❤

[@AcresOfAdventure]

Glad you stopped by to support us as well. We are excited for the opportunity to show you are small little farm!

[@catiepower3550]

I’m sorry you lost him. It’s never going always be perfect and ultimately it’s up to nature.

[@Angie29449]

So sorry. This is something we have had happen, and this is what I did to prepare for future times. Just an idea - maybe not the best or maybe it wouldn’t work for you, but thought I’d share it. I put in a separate coop inside a very large fenced run area (we have enough land so the coop is in a 30x20 private run area and is adjacent but separated by welded wire fencing to the other chickens large run areas so they can be near each other all day). We named this the icu. It sits vacant at all times unless we have a picked on bird or a sick bird. Most recently I kept a hen in it for 6 months. She was hours close to death when the other hens had started picking at her. It took 6 months, but she started getting better when the other birds couldn’t get to her, and with the large private area she had tons of greens and bugs to forage and scratch. When I had another picked on bird, she accepted it into her area and nursed it. They are no longer weak so I was able to put them back with their old flocks. We call her Nurse Lillian now. Just an idea that has worked well for us. We make sure our icu is never used for anything else so that when these issues happen, we can immediately make the hurting chicken safe.

[@Angie29449]

Sorry. I couldn’t watch the whole video yesterday when I left this message, and then this morning I saw you have a separate place too. So sorry you lost him.

[@deniseivan1408]

Seen you on the Eddy's Family Farm Homestead. Like to know your family better and liked your piece in their video so I did subscribe to your channel. 👍

[@Starry_Night_Homestead]

So sorry about your rooster! Sometimes things just happen and there is nothing we can do. We had almost the same thing happen to one of our hens last week. She was fine one night and the next morning we came out to her being attacked by the flock. She had trouble walking and keeping her balance too. We made the decision to put her down as she was continuing to decline.

[@MaraCarr-vm9mf]

I had a cockerel like that so I just got a large box, put some hay in it and he's been sleeping inside for about 5 months now

[@gloriavigder983]

❤😢

[@AcresOfAdventure]

I know it’s sad :/

[@diannemiller4754]

What mil of plastic are you using in your coops?

[@fionaworrell4535]

Raw garlic cloves and some oregano in the chickens water,especially in winter,plus multivitamin for birds..when they cant forage they get depleted very quickly, ration alone just doesnt cut it.

[@suenovascotia672]

sorry you lost your rooster i came over from Eddy Family i am going to check out your channel and Subscribe

[@AcresOfAdventure]

Thank you🙏🏻 we are happy to have you aboard here

[@machedwatdevanBonDieu276]

That happened to me this week with my 2 roosters they almost died, i gave them tetracycline ( ANTIBIOTICS) in water to heal them and also good for infection. NEXT TIME GIVE HIM ANTIBIOTICS

[@moviemakerwannabe]

In really cold weather we gave our chickens goat milk. For a sick one or one that has gotten too cold we fixed a place in our house or heated shed in a pen so they are safe from other animals with food and water. Usually after warming up they want food and water. We also gave room temperature or warm water to help them stay warmer. We have used a hot water bottle in with them or a heater they can get close to but also get away from. Often a warm boiled egg mashed will help. Electrolyte water helps. Standing out in the cold like that could have frozen his feet in which case it might not have been possible to save him. a couple of times in severely cold weather we had a chicken, and in the other case a duck that got a frozen foot. the chicken lost parts of toes and the duck did not survive because one of his legs froze halfway up to the elbow joint. The other leg was also severely damaged in the foot. They had places to go to be warm and safe but they chose not to for some reason. I think when they get really cold they don't think very well and decide to sit where they are instead of moving to a better place. Maybe if their feet start freezing they are numb and they don't feel right walking. Anyhow you do the best you can do and you learn things along the way both the things that work and the things that don't. You can learn things from books and from other homesteaders but when it gets right down to it none of our homesteads are set up the same so what works for one might not work for another.

[@tracyzabelle]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@leighmonty13]

It happens mate dont worry yourself about it to much

[@rosem633]

Heartbreaking.

[@pennykoncz9683]

Pedilyte syringed orally slowly is a good thing to try when chickens are ailing.. Where did you get that wide plastic?????

[@barbareemoore4247]

Take him in where you can help him ! Warm eat and then you can see if he is really sick

[@elsiegorman5268]

Eddie family sent me ❤❤❤❤❤

[@christinabaker3210]

It is hard, I have two roosters seperated, but my head rooster refused to go in the coop or the house when we had 0 degrees and snow and freeze so he got a bit of frost bite but he got angry when I tried to pick him, sometimes you just have to let them do their own stuff and hope for the best.

[@kittyrichards9915]

So sorry.

[@greatfulchristian4314]

Ty acres of adventure. Sorry abt the rooster :(. Our 1 yr old hen was in nesting box all day so I took her in the house put her in tote. She didn’t poop so I looked online. We forgot to give our flock grit since the inter started. Gave her a charcoal enema and epsom salt baths, took a few days finally pooped all over the bath. After a week I tried to put her back in with the flock and she got attacked, even tho she is alpha hen. I had to sit in the pen for awhile with my stick and poke all the attackers. Another few days, she’s accepted as the big cheese. Learning curve for us. And a happy hen again. Started flock on grit for the winter. Backyard chickens forum helped us out thank God !

[@MadRiverHomestead]

Thanks for sharing this…it’s tough when an animal gets sick, and so much tougher when we lose them. Is it possible you just have too many roosters? We have 10 hens and one rooster.

[@fionaworrell4535]

I would have syringed him some anti biotic as he had obvious wounds and multivitamin. Though we cant cover all bases,him getting cold was the end for sure. Once cold their systems simply shut down.

[@tufailbhat]

Hlo sir wanna ask yuh a question wht to do my hen is not able to stand plz ans my question ASAP . Wht home remedy should I go for

[@hostabevie7712]

Don't be hard on yourself, I have found chickens will pick on any chicken that is sick to protect the flock. You hate to see it happen, but you'd hate it more if your whole flock got sick and died. The really sad ones are when they accidently die like my rooster, he flew over the garden fence and got his foot caught in the chicken wire...hung there up- side down and died, I didn't find him till later that evening. Very sad, as he was a very good protective rooster for my girls that are allowed to free range.

[@ThatAnimalChannel]

next time try making a struggling bird some scrambled eggs. A warm meal could have helped. I lost my young porcelain duccle rooster the first cold night we had. I had no idea he wasnt roosting with his siblings. Still breaks my heart. I recently lost one of my sablepoot hens. thankfully she didnt suffer outside though. Something happened with her lungs and blood started coming up, i think it suffocated her since she was struggling for air. She passed in my hands trying to figure out how to help her. 💔💔

[@hamzabajrektarevic8870]

How many times a day you feed your chickens ?

[@pennylmitchell8709]

Awe😢

[@dragonbowlsupper]

If my hens decide to gang up on a rooster then I know he's not treating them well. I trust my hens' judgement because their happiness comes first.

[@4zooflorida]

How many roosters do you have, and how many hens? I am trying to decide how many to keep of the new chickens I am introducing to my current flock. I have 11 hens over 1.5 years old. I have a group of 2 month olds that are 16 hens, 6 roosters. I am trying to handle the Roos frequently so they are not aggressive to me when they get older, at least that’s the plan. So, with 22 hens, how many roosters can one have?

[@kittyrichards9915]

Maybe 2?

[@carrie8994]

In general, you want 1 rooster for every 10-12 hens, unless they are a heavy breed, then 1 rooster for every 5-6 hens. So if you have light or dual purpose chickens, you should be fine with 2. If you want to try for more, you might be able to get away with 3, but only if the roosters don't get aggressive with each other. If they do, it's often a sign that there are too many roosters for the amount of hens.

[@TheRodgerB]

He had some nasty frost bite on his comb

[@zoebrierley80]

Cold water in freezing cold snow is just a problem

[@RachelWellborn-h6w]

Wat about the Fix-a-Chick?

[@Keanu-x7w]

I know how you feel. I had a young hen that I like very much. One day I went to let the chickens out the coop and the hen was pecked to death over night-head was totally bald from the pecks. For some unknown reason-the other chickens beat the hell out of her.

[@gardenextra7415]

❤

[@Osmosus787]

I am curious if your chickens are vaccinated for maerks disease? The reason I ask is because this looks identical to what I've seen for maerks disease. It is absolutely awful. Regardless I do pray he doesn't have it because it is incurable once it hits your flock..

[@robinham2796]

He was very sick.

[@jG-gm2mz]

Your rooster died due to a lack of vitamins, especially vitamin B and iron. Feed alone doesn't supply them with enough vitamin.

[@BillsCountrysideAdventures]

Chickens can be so stupid and mean. Very sad.

[@Asadmalik31715]

Plzz plzz sport me

[@shelleyquandt8243]

So sorry.