For roosters, you can generally get away without feeding laying crumbles (the usual complete feed) but I would highly consider putting them on a fortified gamecock type grain instead. They still need vitamins, and all-grain mashes (usually called scratch) don't provide that. You have to read the labels for vitamin contents.
Purina's flock raiser as a base mixed with good whole grains (not scratch) is another option for fortified feed with the interest of grain without necessarily having a laying pellet calcium level.
I think you (and the boys) would be really happy with a gamecock grain mix. I used Bluebonnet gamecock feed for my roosters and they just were beautiful on it. That was my show feed.
But whatever you choose, do make sure the majority of it is the fortified feed.
And I'm glad to hear that the dark was because of the dirt, that the original drainage was clear.
I wonder if a good daily treatment of VetRx, the support nutrition (maybe boost vitamin A up a bit more but not overly much), wouldn't just help him get through this. He just doesn't have the look of a very sick bird.
Oh, be sure to listen to his breathing carefully too - eliminate any possibility of weezes, etc.
The way he looks (unless he looks worse) you could mayyybe even get away with not isolating him yet.
One more question (as if I hadn't asked enough)... you're not using any cedar shavings around him are you? No excess moisture up there from rains, etc? They have lots of good ventilation even cooped up at night?
They're lovely boys!
Purina's flock raiser as a base mixed with good whole grains (not scratch) is another option for fortified feed with the interest of grain without necessarily having a laying pellet calcium level.
I think you (and the boys) would be really happy with a gamecock grain mix. I used Bluebonnet gamecock feed for my roosters and they just were beautiful on it. That was my show feed.
But whatever you choose, do make sure the majority of it is the fortified feed.
And I'm glad to hear that the dark was because of the dirt, that the original drainage was clear.
I wonder if a good daily treatment of VetRx, the support nutrition (maybe boost vitamin A up a bit more but not overly much), wouldn't just help him get through this. He just doesn't have the look of a very sick bird.
Oh, be sure to listen to his breathing carefully too - eliminate any possibility of weezes, etc.
The way he looks (unless he looks worse) you could mayyybe even get away with not isolating him yet.
One more question (as if I hadn't asked enough)... you're not using any cedar shavings around him are you? No excess moisture up there from rains, etc? They have lots of good ventilation even cooped up at night?
They're lovely boys!