My rooster was fine yesterday. Crowed normally, looked normal, behaved normal.
This morning he sounded like in this video. I watched him crow, and he's completing the crow physically, but the final note of his crow is a very quiet wheeze. If a normal crow is er-er-errrrr, he is doing er-er-wheeeeeeze
I leave for work before the chickens are up, so I was not able to check him over yet (he's hostile first thing in the morning, and I was already rocking the skirt & rubber chicken boots look, so I couldn't get into it with him). I just got close enough with a flashlight to watch him crow.
Hubs looked him over a little better this morning and reported that he didn't see anything suspicious on his face, and didn't notice anything else "off" with him. I'll give him a full once-over when I get home this evening. But in the meantime, I wanted to ask for opinions here. A quick BYC search of "hoarse rooster" or "rooster lost his voice" or "rooster can't crow" seems to indicate respiratory issues. But yesterday I hung out with the flock and saw no indication of respiratory issues with him or any of the hens. Is it possible he just lost his voice? I know humans and dogs can injure their vocal chords, is that a thing with roosters? Or is a rooster w/ crowing issues a very strong sign of respiratory issues and I should to stop for meds on the way home from work? I appreciate any insight.
ETA: video does not have an image- sound only- I was in a dark coop.
This morning he sounded like in this video. I watched him crow, and he's completing the crow physically, but the final note of his crow is a very quiet wheeze. If a normal crow is er-er-errrrr, he is doing er-er-wheeeeeeze
I leave for work before the chickens are up, so I was not able to check him over yet (he's hostile first thing in the morning, and I was already rocking the skirt & rubber chicken boots look, so I couldn't get into it with him). I just got close enough with a flashlight to watch him crow.
Hubs looked him over a little better this morning and reported that he didn't see anything suspicious on his face, and didn't notice anything else "off" with him. I'll give him a full once-over when I get home this evening. But in the meantime, I wanted to ask for opinions here. A quick BYC search of "hoarse rooster" or "rooster lost his voice" or "rooster can't crow" seems to indicate respiratory issues. But yesterday I hung out with the flock and saw no indication of respiratory issues with him or any of the hens. Is it possible he just lost his voice? I know humans and dogs can injure their vocal chords, is that a thing with roosters? Or is a rooster w/ crowing issues a very strong sign of respiratory issues and I should to stop for meds on the way home from work? I appreciate any insight.
ETA: video does not have an image- sound only- I was in a dark coop.