help with sick rooster

  1. chicknlittl

    sick rooster

    My speckled sussex rooster, Oleander, is about 1.5 years old and has been sick for the last 9 days. The first day I noticed he was walking almost like he was drunk, so I initially thought dehydration and gave him hydrating food like corn, watermelon, etc, and electrolytes. He looked like he was...
  2. Climbingalbatross

    Terro Ant Poison Eaten by Bantam Chickens

    My bantam chickens got into the terro poison. One of them acts lethargic, eats very little, has green poop, and now is panting heavily. I fed him plane yogurt and offered him water throughout the day. What should I do?
  3. B

    4 year old rooster suddenly stopped crowing and is lethargic

    Hey guys! I am desperate. I seem to live in an area where we don't have any chicken experts. Im waiting for the local vet to call back, but its been a full day and no word. Our very healthy, spirited Rhode Island Red rooster who's 4 years old suddenly stopped crowing this morning. The back end...
  4. Kelly Holt

    1 1/2 year old rooster with red skin & splintering beak

    I have a year and a half old silver laced Wyandotte, which has red skin around where his feathers meet his bare legs and between his legs near his vent. He seems to be eating fine and acts fine for the most part, although I've noticed he hangs around me more often than usual when I go out to...
  5. Silling

    Coughing Rooster

    My 1yo Barred Rock is sick. Yesterday day he was fine with no symptoms. Today we went to town and by 11 am when we got back he had a gurgling cough and was wheezing. We've isolated him and none of the hens are yet showing symptoms. He only coughs and wheezes now when he gets excited, but...
  6. Maxi01

    My chicken has his toes curled up and barely can walk help!

    My chicken has his toes curled into a ball and is off balance and can barely walk we are thinking it’s a staff infection or a Vitamin b2 Deficiency his legs move but not to much. He was also in a fight by the time we got home his nail is short so we think it regrew after it was ripped off...
  7. M

    SOS!!!! Rooster lost his voice

    Need advice please! My bantam Cochin rooster is not feeling well. I noticed about 2 days ago that his crow was off. Sounded like he was losing his voice. I gave him and his ladies some warm oatmeal with honey. Upon reading a bunch found it could possibly Be respiratory issues. The next morning...
  8. Phantom_k9

    Roo puffed up and still, don't know what to do.

    Hello In a previous post I made, I described the symptoms of our Polish Roo (about a year and a half old). For months, he has been very lethargic and his comb has been pale for some time now. We lost a cockerel about a month or two ago and he showed similar symptoms; he was the last bird we...
  9. A

    Emergency - Lethargic Cockerel

    Hey there, I have a 4 month old cockerel who is quite lethargic. He's not eating or drinking on his own and stands with his head huddled close to his body. He's a Golden Laced Polish and weighs approximately 3.5 lbs. He stands huddled over or lays down. This has been happening since Monday...
  10. Phantom_k9

    Sluggish Rooster...

    Hello all! For a while now, our oldest roo (13-14 months old, golden laced polish) has been acting strange and unhealthy. I'll attach a picture to this post when I am able. His comb / beard looks either pale or orange, he has gotten more slow and doesn't really chase after bugs as much as the...
  11. Toxicity 321

    Please help !!!

    My rooster is sick or something I notice he was acting funny after a fight with our other roosters . Now he is acting depressed and drunk and has a very hard time standing he has kind of watery poop but he is eating and drinking but he lays around and when he stands he falls forward. I am...
  12. Vvaarr

    Weak rooster? Sick?

    I have a flock of 29 , a mix of hens and roosters. I walked out to my coop yesterday to find my one rooster laying down not moving(breathing just not moving). I checked him over and didn’t see any visible injuries. I took him out and put him in a cage with water and food while I went to work ...
  13. J

    My pet Rooster has eye injury wont open it and might be possible sick?!?!? need help

    Hi there im semi new to chicken keeping about year in next month in june and recently my rooster as suffered some kinda eye injury on may the5th and im not entirely sure what has caused it he seems to be keeping it closed on purpose there is no discharge or mucus or anything around the eyes or...
  14. A

    Rooster not feeling well, any thoughts on using silver water?

    Hi, I’ve read a few threads about sick roosters and wondering if anyone has ever used silver water on their hens or rooster? He started not getting up on the perch two nights ago and we thought maybe he had injured his foot as stayed up once we put him there... today he kinda just laid down...
  15. Kim from Upstate New York

    Sick Rooster

    I have a flock of 5 hens and 1 rooster (as well as 6 ducks). I bought them 10 weeks ago from Tractor Supply. I noticed from early on that the hens were sitting on top of the rooster. Being new to this I didn't see a problem or even how I would stop them from sitting on him. I have noticed...
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