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Yes. It was inconclusive. 😕

He didn't make it. :hit He just progressively got worse until he couldn't take a step. Then he tried to stand, fell over forward into his own poo and couldn't get back up. That's when I knew it was time to euthanize. I will never let a bird suffer that long again... That's the first time I've...

He's about the same this morning, but his comb seems a little paler and he seems a little weaker in general, but he's still eating and hobbling around on his hocks. On another note...something I hadn't thought of before...he has been wearing a no-crow collar for the past several weeks, and it...

Okay, so I checked him again this evening and he's definitely NOT worse. Haha... His eyes are clear and sparkling, black as Obsidian unless you look under a high-powered light, then they're as dark as green eyes can get with symmetrical, round pupils that constrict in the presence of light. So...

Hmmm...I do wonder... My other rooster, Topaz, spends about 10 minutes chasing everyone around first thing every morning, ESPECIALLY the other cockerels. Could it be an injury??? Perhaps...

Not sure...the only way to find out for certain is to send him in for a necropsy if he dies.

No x-rays, just palpated and observed. Said it is definitely neurological.

This is him before he was sick

They looked normal yesterday but he is fibromelanistic, so his eyes, even the whites, are so black that it's hard to tell. I'll get a high-powered flashlight and have a look this evening when I get home from work. I know it's probably not the best thing for his eyes, but it's literally the only...

Update: The good: he can stand, can take a few (stumbling) steps, can spread his little toes, wings work fine, was crowing at 5am, still has an appetite and ate ALL of the egg and yogurt I gave him. The bad: his comb seems a little paler and a little purplish, and he kept missing the food while...

Occasional mealworms and sunflower seeds, but that's about it.

It's only been 2 days but he doesn't seem to be getting worse. I started him on poultry cell, B12 and gabapentin this morning. I also put nutridrench in his water. I gave him scrambled eggs and yogurt this morning, which he wolfed down with gusto, and I've been keeping him in a large dog crate...

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She didn't do an x-ray but felt his feet and legs and can't find any swelling or a fracture. There have been no reported cases of Mareks in my area for several years (which I know doesn't mean it isn't Mareks). It would be a horrible shame if it is Mareks though, because I had planned on...

So yesterday morning I noticed my 8 month old Mosaic cockerel Valentine sitting in the food dish (unusual), so I watched him for a few minutes and noticed he was stumbling a lot, falling over, etc. He seems to be able to stand, but when he tries to walk he takes a few steps and falls over. I...