I'm so sorry I didn't reply sooner. Things have been horribly hectic for a lot of different compounding reasons. Something environmental is the only thing I can think of if viruses/bacteria can be somewhat ruled out by no one else falling ill. But I don't know what in the environment could be...
Thank you for your reply. I've been gone at work today so I haven't had much of a chance to watch him closely yet, but he doesn't have the stereotypical puffed up, lethargic behavior of a very sick bird. He still has a good appetite and is drinking a good amount, and is still alert. The only...
I don't know how quickly replies come here but I would really appreciate some input, kind of starting to freak out. I ordered some Doxyvet liquid antibiotics for him, and they should be here in a couple days. My poultry vet is two towns away and I can't drive myself, so if he does end up needing...
I have a rooster who since this morning has been wheezing with each breath, and seems to have lost his voice. Sounds almost like humans do when they have a bad flu or something when he tries to talk. I read a little about respiratory illnesses in chickens like CRD, and that it can be brought on...
