ManedWolf
Chirping
HELP!
I have an 8 month old Anonca rooster who is suddenly unable to walk and is very shaky. He was fine all day yesterday, eating, drinking, crowing, etc. I even heard him crowing early this morning (as per usual). However when I went to let him out of the coop he didn't want to come off the roost. I left to fill all the chickens water containers and when I came back he was laying unresponsive on the floor (barely breathing). I was sure he was dead or close to it. I went out a few hours later to put him in a box and he was alive! He is able to stand but not for long and his comb is purple-ish. What could this be and how can I help him?
He did have frostbite on the tips of his comb and wattles (it wasn't that bad) but now it's spreading and turning black, cold, and hard. The frostbite was old and it hasn't been cold in a week or so. I can also see blisters starting to form around the frostbitten area, which is odd since like I said it's an old wound that was healing just fine. Could it be infected and that's what's suddenly killing him?
I have an 8 month old Anonca rooster who is suddenly unable to walk and is very shaky. He was fine all day yesterday, eating, drinking, crowing, etc. I even heard him crowing early this morning (as per usual). However when I went to let him out of the coop he didn't want to come off the roost. I left to fill all the chickens water containers and when I came back he was laying unresponsive on the floor (barely breathing). I was sure he was dead or close to it. I went out a few hours later to put him in a box and he was alive! He is able to stand but not for long and his comb is purple-ish. What could this be and how can I help him?
He did have frostbite on the tips of his comb and wattles (it wasn't that bad) but now it's spreading and turning black, cold, and hard. The frostbite was old and it hasn't been cold in a week or so. I can also see blisters starting to form around the frostbitten area, which is odd since like I said it's an old wound that was healing just fine. Could it be infected and that's what's suddenly killing him?