Update: He's just laying there panting. It seems he can't even keep his head up anymore. I'm gonna try some Honey+water in some 30 minutes or so. If he doesn't show signs of being better by tonight I think I'll cull him. Poor thing he was such a gorgeous creature.
He appears to be shedding. I...
Already separated from the flock and I've had to resort to hand feeding. I'm gonna try the egg!
Bum: A little dirty since he's been sitting the whole time
Beak: normal no sort of discharge
Eye: Normal
Just came back from feeding him most of a large egg. He really seemed to like it, but he's...
I have a sick 1 year old silkie bantam rooster. His symptoms are:
Bent/crooked neck
Can't seem to stand and much less walk
loss of appetite
Right below this post is a link to a picture gallery. It shows him and his poop. Any ideas? I'm not sure if he was vaccinated from Marek's because I...
It seems my rooster was sick. Right now I'm trying to figure out what he has, but I think it might be Marek's. His poop is normal, but he can't stand or walk. When he tries he just falls like his leg isn't working. Last night he started panting like he can't get enough air. I've been trying to...
Hey I had a question for all of you. I've had a silkie bantam rooster and 2 hens for about a year now and recently we rescued an abandoned hen that seemed to have been starved and treated badly. When we brought her in one of the hens was bullying her constantly, but she stopped within a couple...