hobby homestead
In the Brooder
I have a rooster a copper Maran rooster to be on point he's not that young but almost a yr old but I just work on a lil farm and I saw he looked lathargic and tired and couldn't stand still or hold his balance I picked him up for a while and got him a warm epson salt bin to dip his feet in bc I've heard it really helps chickens and he stood in it for a while he did good and I fed him some rice because he looked starving and felt like there was nothing to him and he ate a bit but I realized he couldn't tear the spinach I tried giving him and I gave him a piece and he struggled to get it down so I was planing on bring him back home bc I just work on the farm and I put him down for maybe like 7 min and he started flaming his wing and freaking out no noise but his neck was like snaped back and I ran over and picked him up I thought he died right there because he was so stiff and not breathing I held him and pet him to try and comfort him and I couldn't accept his death and tried to give him mouth to mouth thought it couldn't hurt and so I did and he started moving his eyes and his head but ik dead chickens sill twitch so I just kept praying and doing mouth to mouth and he woke up kinda inna freak out and then just went right to sleep in my arms he couldn't hold himself up or his head so I had to and then I eventually got him in the car with some heat (im in Canada Alberta so its cold here) thought the warmth wouldn't hurt and he stood pretty good after a while and we got him back home and he just rested I fed him a blended up apple and strawberry and some yogurt and goat him vitamin water and some very small cut greens bc he can't eat full stuff on his own, he's had 3 "seizers" since we brought him home I kinda feel like If Im not there to grab him and hold his head up hell die bc he goes stiff and stopes breathing till I hold his head up he's with me 24/7 and im 100% sure he had mites and I've gave him ivermecton to kill the ones im him and I lathered him in coconut oil he's bit to go have a bath and re apply the coconut oil . id love any info if anyone knows how to get rid of mites fast over looked everything up and will try them but im alway open for help and info if anyone ever every had this happen im sure those mites have ate him to death I just brought him back and he's really fighting for life