HELP URGENT

[hailie16727]

Hello one of my roosters is very sick he is lethargic won’t stand eat or open his eyes really he was perfectly fine 2 hours ago he is a frizzled auracana exactly 25 weeks he is sort of a social outcast and never mounts or goes near the girls we have 4 other roosters and one of them bullies him. but k don’t think it has to do with that i just went and gave him water his crop not super empty but he did have some runny poop around his vent based off the way he is acting i don’t think he is going to make it and he is my best friend please someone help he is such a sweetly and i need to save the rest of my flock sorry if this is hard to understand i’m rushed

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Can you post a pic of him? How many feeders do you have? If you pick him up and feel his breast bone, does it feel sharp and pointed, or does he feel well-fed and meaty?
What color is his poop and can you post a pic of that as well?

 

[hailie16727]

Can you post a pic of him? How many feeders do you have? If you pick him up and feel his breast bone, does it feel sharp and pointed, or does he feel well-fed and meaty?
What color is his poop and can you post a pic of that as well?

going to go take photos right now and yes i can feel his breast bone he is quite skinny and i scatter my feed on the ground for them to eat and he is always is eating.

 

[hailie16727]

sorry the photos aren’t that good i’m here by myself and i tried to put him on a perch but he just fell off (there is a crushed egg under him that’s not his poo) but could it be worms i’ve not wormed them since march and none of my flock is vaccinated or anything

 

[BigBlueHen53]

So you do not have feeders that they can help themselves from? If his breastbone feels sharp he is not getting enough to eat. Is there grit available 24/7 that he can help himself? It sounds like the other rooster chases him away from the food. What are you feeding, including treats?

 

[hailie16727]

So you do not have feeders that they can help themselves from? If his breastbone feels sharp he is not getting enough to eat. Is there grit available 24/7 that he can help himself? It sounds like the other rooster chases him away from the food. What are you feeding, including treats?

I watch them eat every day he does not get Chase while he’s eating they eat layer pellets scratch mix and common produce scraps like tomatoes watermelon cucumber rice nothing rotten

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How many chickens do you have and how much do you feed them?

Ideally there should be food available all day long, as they eat all day long, not just when it's convenient for you to stand out there and watch. That's why feed stores sell feeders. Fill up a couple of them and let them eat all they want, whenever they want , throughout the day. I recommend cutting back on the other snacks or cutting them out completely, they don't need those. They are like cake and ice cream to a kid. They can fill up on those and not eat enough of the commercial food which is nutritionally complete and balanced. Since you have roosters you might also consider switching to a 20% protein all-flock formula. It has no calcium, which is better for your male and other non-laying birds (young, old, molting), and put out a bowl of crushed oyster shell. Those that need it (layers) will take all they need; non-layers will ignore it.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

^^ This is just what I would do but it's entirely up to you. Good luck! And good night, I'm off to bed.

 

[hailie16727]

How many chickens do you have and how much do you feed them?

Ideally there should be food available all day long, as they eat all day long, not just when it's convenient for you to stand out there and watch. That's why feed stores sell feeders. Fill up a couple of them and let them eat all they want, whenever they want , throughout the day. I recommend cutting back on the other snacks or cutting them out completely, they don't need those. They are like cake and ice cream to a kid. They can fill up on those and not eat enough of the commercial food which is nutritionally complete and balanced. Since you have roosters you might also consider switching to a 20% protein all-flock formula. It has no calcium, which is better for your male and other non-laying birds (young, old, molting), and put out a bowl of crushed oyster shell. Those that need it (layers) will take all they need; non-layers will ignore it.

there is food available all day long just not scratch mix is what i meant it is in tubs though and i will look into getting an all flock feed as i have got a lot of gunnies aswell i have 37 birds in total but feeders are never empty because everyone is free range my only male birds that touch the layer pellets are gunieas and i went and felt all of my birds just before he is the only skinny one. i have come to the conclusion he has tick paralysis i just pulled all ticks off him and gave him some nectar water but i don’t think he is gonna make it my sweet boy.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I see, so what you throw for them is not their commercial feed but scratch. I'm sorry you don't feel confident about his future.