One of my bantam roosters, Marty, has been sick for the last two weeks. It started with him walking like he was drunk, then his comb became pale, and then he spent most of the day lying down. I took him to the vet and they did a gram stain and saw an abnormal level of bacteria, so I was sent...
We recently rescued a rooster who was used for fighting. His comb and wattle were completely clipped off. He has now come down with a respiratory infection and we were wondering since he doesn’t have a comb, is there another way to determine his oxygen levels visually. He also has blunt force...
My disabled rooster (due to injury not Marek’s), Walter has had soft stool for about a week and half. He eats triple duty, dried meal worms, dried soldier fly larvae, the occasional banana, watermelon, peas, and scratch grains. I also recently gave him some treats I found at Walmart, pictured...
I found Winston, my bantam rooster, laying on his side this morning. I took him out and he was wobbly and a little weak. I sat with him while he ate a little and he pooped once, which was mostly clear but no blood or anything like that. Showing no signs of any respiratory issues. I recently...
went to give my rooster some meal worms and watermelon this afternoon and he didn’t get up right away to chow down as he usually does. So I reached in to check on him and when he stood up I noticed some bloody stool. He is in a coop alone and has been since I got him because he is a rescue from...
I recently took in a rooster with a leg injury and I have a on the his leg where I feel it may be broken, which is high up into the leg (femur). He is still struggling a bit and I am wondering if there is anything else I can do. He rests on his keel on the injured leg and at times I will find...
Just a quick intro. I have a very small rescue farm where I rehab chickens and roosters. Many of the roosters I rehab are rescued from fighting rings and I sometimes come across injuries I am not familiar with. I am hoping this forum will help me through some of those situation. Interested to...