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  1. Wyorp Rock

    Rooster with swollen ear, won't stop drinking

    Interesting! Thank you for the update. I will be interested to see how this goes. I hope he recovers quickly.
  2. Wyorp Rock

    Rooster with swollen ear, won't stop drinking

    Great! I'm glad you investigated more! Keep us posted.
  3. Wyorp Rock

    Rooster with swollen ear, won't stop drinking

    That's what I was afraid of :( He may have a blockage. When you go to trim those feathers, feel all over his body (and try to look too) for any swelling or bruising (bruising may not show up for a couple of days but it's usually greenish). I'm still wondering if he's gotten into a fight or was...
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    Rooster with swollen ear, won't stop drinking

    I agree, bloody discharge from the nostrils and congestion could be ILT. I would again, look inside his beak just to see if there's anything at all (would be good to see if there's mucous/blood in there too). That drinking a lot of water is puzzling though. And his poop is "normal" though he...
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    Rooster with swollen ear, won't stop drinking

    How is he this morning? He drank all that water yesterday, did his crop empty? Usually a chicken that is drinking that much water either has a blockage somewhere or they may have something stuck in their throat. The swelling of the ear might be making him feel like he needs to "clear"...
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    Rooster with swollen ear, won't stop drinking

    Unless the earlobes are powdery/crusty, then likely the white is color leakage. It does look like he has a few scabs on the earlobe, but I would definitely try to get a look inside the ear when possible. Look around all of the earlobe (behind and underneath it too) for a source of the swelling...
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    Rooster with swollen ear, won't stop drinking

    Have your chickens ever had symptoms of MG since you dealt with it in your Turkeys? https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-seriously-ill-hen.1348472/post-22201489 Is he pooping too? He's drank almost a quart of water - is that not spilling back out of his crop? Look inside his beak -...
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