4 year old rooster suddenly stopped crowing and is lethargic

[Tookie]

I will try to get a photo up, but yesterday I tried both photo and video and couldnt. He is back with his ladies this morning, as he woke up at dawn and was actually making bawking sounds, quietly but its the first sound he has made in days! He stood up, ate normal, he LOVES the liver with eggs so he had a wonderful breakfast. He is also back to staring at me like he wants to kill me so I know he's feeling better LOL He and I have this thing going where I go within 40 feet of him, and he stares me down and then charges. Super fun.....anyways we are still keeping an eye on him, but the girls arent pecking him or any of the things they were doing a few days ago. his neck is back to normal, hes able to peck and eat normal, just all the good things. Still not crowing but thats ok, he is a little low energy but in a recovering way. I am so thankful for everyone's help here, I truly thought he was not going to make it to noon yesterday and to see him up and walking and moving his head and neck normal is beyond words. My daughter is so happy and I am so proud of how she has nursed him.

That's great to hear!

 

[Bethany2]

He is back to being sick, no wry neck, but shaking a lot, we did have a sudden temp drop so he's back inside with us. He wont walk or if he does its very slow and wobbly. He was locking his legs a lot too, but then falling over. He is sometimes pooping dark little green poops, almost like what a painter would put on a pallet, they are a thicker blob of dark green/black. And other times its yellow and foamy and watery.
He has been sleeping a LOT today, and the last couple hours he's had his eyes shut, beak open a little bit, and a gurgle sound is coming out. He slowly moves his head in a weird way, like an animatronic rooster. It looks fake and weird. I don't know how else to describe it. His breathing pattern is normal, he is drinking and eating, and his comb is red and standing up still. Im at my wits end, yall. We've been sick ourselves, I am super sick still, and every ten minutes it seems theres another rooster update. We also had a family emergency a few days ago. To top it off I am doing this all as a single parent. So I just don't know what else to do for this bird with no vets in the area who will see him. I don't want him to suffer either. We will just keep him inside for now but in a couple days my girls go with their dads and I am terrified he will die in my care. My oldest has been his nurse 24/7 all week, as he is here baby.

 

[Tookie]

He is back to being sick, no wry neck, but shaking a lot, we did have a sudden temp drop so he's back inside with us. He wont walk or if he does its very slow and wobbly. He was locking his legs a lot too, but then falling over. He is sometimes pooping dark little green poops, almost like what a painter would put on a pallet, they are a thicker blob of dark green/black. And other times its yellow and foamy and watery.
He has been sleeping a LOT today, and the last couple hours he's had his eyes shut, beak open a little bit, and a gurgle sound is coming out. He slowly moves his head in a weird way, like an animatronic rooster. It looks fake and weird. I don't know how else to describe it. His breathing pattern is normal, he is drinking and eating, and his comb is red and standing up still. Im at my wits end, yall. We've been sick ourselves, I am super sick still, and every ten minutes it seems theres another rooster update. We also had a family emergency a few days ago. To top it off I am doing this all as a single parent. So I just don't know what else to do for this bird with no vets in the area who will see him. I don't want him to suffer either. We will just keep him inside for now but in a couple days my girls go with their dads and I am terrified he will die in my care. My oldest has been his nurse 24/7 all week, as he is here baby.

Sorry to hear.
I would give him human B complex, give him 1/4 of the tablet once a day. Also do the vitamin E 400 IU daily along with eggs as selenium.
Do you have any canned tuna or something like that? If so give him some.

 

[Bethany2]

Sorry to hear.
I would give him human B complex, give him 1/4 of the tablet once a day. Also do the vitamin E 400 IU daily along with eggs as selenium.
Do you have any canned tuna or something like that? If so give him some.

He passed away about 45 minutes ago. I had been giving him those, he was having eggs and tuna and liked the beef liver mashed with some wet food. But he stopped drinking early this evening, just wanting to sleep, and then as I was putting the girls to bed we heard a loud awful sound that I don't even know how to describe but I believe he was choking or gasping for air, and he was on his side. She uprighted him, was petting him and talking to him in her arms, and he just passed away moments later. I am glad as soon as she got to him he calmed, I was so scared she would witness him suffering or being violent. But she is absolutely wrecked.
I am grateful to everyones advice here. I will have all these "tools" for if a hen gets sick in the future. And I believe it gave my daughter something to do to help ease whatever he was suffering with and that is a huge gift for her now.

 

[Tookie]

He passed away about 45 minutes ago. I had been giving him those, he was having eggs and tuna and liked the beef liver mashed with some wet food. But he stopped drinking early this evening, just wanting to sleep, and then as I was putting the girls to bed we heard a loud awful sound that I don't even know how to describe but I believe he was choking or gasping for air, and he was on his side. She uprighted him, was petting him and talking to him in her arms, and he just passed away moments later. I am glad as soon as she got to him he calmed, I was so scared she would witness him suffering or being violent. But she is absolutely wrecked.
I am grateful to everyones advice here. I will have all these "tools" for if a hen gets sick in the future. And I believe it gave my daughter something to do to help ease whatever he was suffering with and that is a huge gift for her now.

Oh I'm so sorry he passed.
You did everything you could and he lived a happy life!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

He passed away about 45 minutes ago. I had been giving him those, he was having eggs and tuna and liked the beef liver mashed with some wet food. But he stopped drinking early this evening, just wanting to sleep, and then as I was putting the girls to bed we heard a loud awful sound that I don't even know how to describe but I believe he was choking or gasping for air, and he was on his side. She uprighted him, was petting him and talking to him in her arms, and he just passed away moments later. I am glad as soon as she got to him he calmed, I was so scared she would witness him suffering or being violent. But she is absolutely wrecked.
I am grateful to everyones advice here. I will have all these "tools" for if a hen gets sick in the future. And I believe it gave my daughter something to do to help ease whatever he was suffering with and that is a huge gift for her now.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Oh no! I'm so sorry

 

[WingsysRoost]

I'm so sorry for your loss. You did so much to help him and give him a good life.