Cockerel with potential infection

[casportpony]

Wow, poor guy! Can you order something like Baytril?

 

[Conan]

Wow, poor guy! Can you order something like Baytril?

I can order whatever I need to. Is this stuff not available at feed stores?

 

[casportpony]

I can order whatever I need to. Is this stuff not available at feed stores?

No, only online pigeon and game bird websites.
https://allbirdproducts.com/products/baytril-10
https://ladygouldianfinch.com/product_baytril.php

 

[Kathy Golla]

I would try warm compresses and aspirin in the meantime on that ear.
The wing to me doesn’t look that concerning. Seems like there is a small bit of swelling, it might just be inflammation. Keep spraying that wing, don’t pull any scabs off of that wing at this point.
Don’t pull the scab off of that ear unless you are sure it’s an abscess at some point that needs to be taken care of.
Scab usually means healing.

 

[Conan]

No, only online pigeon and game bird websites.
https://allbirdproducts.com/products/baytril-10
https://ladygouldianfinch.com/product_baytril.php

Thank you, Kathy. Appreciate it. Ordering now.

 

[Conan]

No, only online pigeon and game bird websites.
https://allbirdproducts.com/products/baytril-10
https://ladygouldianfinch.com/product_baytril.php

Is there anything I can do in the meantime?

 

[casportpony]

Is there anything I can do in the meantime?

If he were mine I would get a baseline weight on him and start weighing daily to monitor for weight loss and I would do my best to keep both areas clean. With any luck, when the Baytril arrives, you won't need to use it.

 

[Conan]

If he were mine I would get a baseline weight on him and start weighing daily to monitor for weight loss and I would do my best to keep both areas clean. With any luck, when the Baytril arrives, you won't need to use it.

Thank you. I'll weigh him when I get home from work. He went to bed last night with a full crop, pooped normal, solid poops all night, and was eating this morning, so hopefully that's a good sign. He is unsteady on his feet this morning, though. A little worse than yesterday.
I'll begin tracking his weight today.

 

[Shadrach]

I can't see well in the pictures exactly where the wounds under his wing are.
You say he's a new introduction. So you have other roosters?
Is there a wound on the other side under his wing?
I agree it looks like he has an infection.
I would buy some Chlorhexedine while you're shopping and use that to clean the wounds.
You need to keep the Chlorhexedine in contact with the wound for about 20 seconds. It's not a wipe type wound cleaner.
Looking at the two wounds I'm wondering if you do have a senior rooster whether the senior rooster is trying to mate with your new guy (?)
The ear wound would be consistent with another rooster not quite getting a proper grip on the neck feathers and the wound under his wing could well be spur damage.
Just a thought.

 

[casportpony]

I would buy some Chlorhexedine while you're shopping and use that to clean the wounds.

I agree, that's good stuff.