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Is he new to the flock? -Kathy

Wheezing isn't good, I'd keep him way from the others and watch him. -Kathy

How's he doing? -Kathy

Looks good! I'd probably keep inside for another week. -Kathy

He look great! Good job Dr. Campingshaws! -Kathy

And this: http://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/The-Pros-and-Cons-of-Scrubbing-With-Betadine-Chlorhexidine/ -Kathy

Read this: http://icvts.oxfordjournals.org/content/12/6/1017.full?sid=6972cd17-3c59-4314-92ec-a25428b4da78 -Kathy

Oh, so sorry, my bad... Haven't had my caffeine yet, so I missed that. :hide If he were mine I would offer him chick crumbles and egg. -Kathy

You should probably tube water until the crop is empty. -Kathy

Are you still tubing water? -Kathy

Quote: that his crop has gone down. -Kathy

Is he looking better? -Kathy

Don't think plucking hurts them too much. Just do one at a time, pluck in the direction the feather is growing. If it looks like plucking might damage the skin, trim it. I'm also not sure which feathers have blood... Need to look into that. Do you have him in a warm room? -Kathy

The safest least stressfully way to get fluids into a bird that's not drinking is to tube them. A six pound rooster probably needs at least 135 ml of fluids per day to stay hydrated. -Kathy

Initial cleaning is key. I start by plucking feathers 1" away from the skin edges, trimming bits of skin that don't look viable, thoroughly irrigating the wound with sterile saline or water and chlorhexadine. Once clean I apply neosporin. I'm still researching proper wound care. So far I know...