I have a 5 month old cockerel. About one and a half weeks ago he was puffed up with his head drawn in and didn't want to come out of the coop with the rest of the flock. I separated him into my hospital coop. He did seem to have some difficulty swallowing, when he tried to drink water it just sort of drooled back out of his mouth.
No other members of the flock are showing any signs of illness.
Since then I have wormed him and have been giving him vitamins in his water. He seems to be acting mostly normally. A bit low on eating. His poop is normal.
The behavior that makes me unsure if it safe to put him back with the flock is that he will occasionally stare with his beak wide open for 30 sec to a min. It's just strange.
No other members of the flock are showing any signs of illness.
Since then I have wormed him and have been giving him vitamins in his water. He seems to be acting mostly normally. A bit low on eating. His poop is normal.
The behavior that makes me unsure if it safe to put him back with the flock is that he will occasionally stare with his beak wide open for 30 sec to a min. It's just strange.