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Growing into a very proud roo. Still yet to crow..... when do they start doing that? He's nearly 4 months. The good news is that my neighbor thinks they're all very entertaining and is hoping they will make little ones. I do hope she understands that doing so involves crowing. Lol. Or...

Well, since no one screamed not to, I figured it was okay! Lol. If anyone's still following, he's actually doing great. When I let the others out into the run for the first time, I snuck him in. He did assert himself to the larger hens, likely to mask any shortcomings, but has calmed now...

I kept him in my painting studio with me just to be safe. He doesn't take too well to the confinement, even if it's a parrot-sized cage. Constant chirping and running around as I was working. So I gave up and opened the door, and he promptly jumped onto my shoulder and finally fell asleep...

I recorded him this morning. If y'all have a minute and a half, take a look and see what you think. Eating normal, poo is normal. Still unbalanced, even considering the hard floor. Two and a half weeks ago he was seizing and unable to stand, hold his head up at all, eat or drink. The rest...

Quote: Wow, thank you so much for your thoughts and obviously well-considered observations. Funny, I was watching him today and wondered if he was indeed scratching at his ears. That makes a lot of sense! Since he's had a respite from the drugs (I was afraid I might O.D. him), would you...

Update: For the last week, I've half expected to go upstairs and find him dead. But alas, he seems to be improving. I stopped all meds and guessy treatments and just gave him food and water (sometimes with vitamins). A couple of days ago, he stood up (albeit wobbly) on his own. He started...

Quote: My chickens eat cracked corn every day in their feed mix. Maybe it's from something else. What about gapeworm? http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/disparas.htm Thanks for the suggestion-- I did the swab for gapeworm and found none. Just in the event, I treated with Ivermectin. The...

So, I should put him down then?

DAMMIT! It must be aspergillus. It's common in starchy foods and maize crops: corn. It must have been the blasted corn! It was fresh, but nonetheless. I figured that since it was listed in the OK eats chart, and it was already in their food (in the dried form), that they'd love it. And...

Thanks again. Any recommendations for helping him? If it is aspergillosis, since there's no cure, can he get better? I just don't want him to be in too much pain. I'm not supposed to keep roos anyway! Not that the fact is a deciding factor. I'd like to help him if I can.

Quote: Thanks for your reply. I read a little about it. He didn't start gasping until 2 days ago, about 5 days into this most recent, serious bout. He does make a bit of a sound, though. He eats a LOT, provided he can get to the food, or I give it to him. It's going out the other end...

Quote: Thanks for your reply. I read a little about it. He didn't start gasping until 2 days ago, about 5 days into this most recent, serious bout. He does make a bit of a sound, though. He eats a LOT, provided he can get to the food, or I give it to him. It's going out the other end...

I'm at my wit's end here, and will likely have to conduct my first cull if I can't find something, ANYthing to relieve his symptoms. I've tried researching as much as I can, and am left to simply ask if anyone can think of anything I haven't. Perhaps it was cocci that he's had all along and I...