Droopy young rooster

[KentuckyRooster]

One of my young gamefowl (about...four months old, I'd say) looks, for lack of a better word.. droopy. He's just not himself. He's holding his wings low, holding his tail low. I can't find anything visibly wrong with him and i'm about to start him on baytril just to see if it helps because he looks really rough and i am concerned. No signs of parasites and the other birds are doing okay. He had a small laceration on his head I assume he pressed his luck with one of the older hens too far and got pecked, but that wouldn't cause him to be so.. down. His weight seems fine for his breed and age- they tend to be lanky and thin at this age, and he is eating and drinking. His color is good on his comb.

Any ideas?

 

[KentuckyRooster]

Adding- when he walks he seems wobbly and often drags his toes. I wonder if the laceration could be from him getting his head caught someplace? He seems kinda neurological to me.

 

[KentuckyRooster]

Bump-
It is definitely neurological. He seems kinda just, not very coordinated. No other visible issues though and he is still eating and drinking and moving around the yard in between resting, so as of right now, I am giving him poultry red cell orally, making sure he eats and drinks, and monitoring him.
I'm baffled as to what could have caused this- the only thing I can think is head trauma (since he had a minor laceration on his head- maybe he caught it under something and pulled back?? I have no clue). He's no worse, but he's no better. I am just hoping he can tough through it long enough to recover. The gamefowl are tough as nails so if any chicken can I know he can and I am not willing to give up yet.
Definitely open to any ideas. Not mareks- he is not showing any of the distinct signs of that disease. Anything I could give him to try to patch him up, whatever. I just feel helpless. I want to make him better.
Have on hand basic first aid stuff, poultry red cell, enrofloxacin, erythromycin. Not treating with antibiotic at this time because he doesn't show bacterial infection symptoms.

 

[Razzlefrazzle]

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It is definitely neurological. He seems kinda just, not very coordinated. No other visible issues though and he is still eating and drinking and moving around the yard in between resting, so as of right now, I am giving him poultry red cell orally, making sure he eats and drinks, and monitoring him.
I'm baffled as to what could have caused this- the only thing I can think is head trauma (since he had a minor laceration on his head- maybe he caught it under something and pulled back?? I have no clue). He's no worse, but he's no better. I am just hoping he can tough through it long enough to recover. The gamefowl are tough as nails so if any chicken can I know he can and I am not willing to give up yet.
Definitely open to any ideas. Not mareks- he is not showing any of the distinct signs of that disease. Anything I could give him to try to patch him up, whatever. I just feel helpless. I want to make him better.
Have on hand basic first aid stuff, poultry red cell, enrofloxacin, erythromycin. Not treating with antibiotic at this time because he doesn't show bacterial infection symptoms.

Yes, I agree it's neurological. One hard peck from another chicken is all it takes sometimes. Can you isolate him someplace cool and dark to help him recover and ensure he isn't pecked on more while he's weak?

 

[KentuckyRooster]

Yes, I agree it's neurological. One hard peck from another chicken is all it takes sometimes. Can you isolate him someplace cool and dark to help him recover and ensure he isn't pecked on more while he's weak?

Yeah I brought him in.. I heard a really sad cry and went out there to find him getting beat up horribly by a .5 pound serama hen who looked like she performed a murder. He's in my kitchen right now with a big bowl of soaked feed and I'm watching over him. Poor thing. He's so pitiful looking right now.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

What kind of game?

 

[KentuckyRooster]

What kind of game?

Standard type, he's grey hatch lineage.

 

[Razzlefrazzle]

Yeah I brought him in.. I heard a really sad cry and went out there to find him getting beat up horribly by a .5 pound serama hen who looked like she performed a murder. He's in my kitchen right now with a big bowl of soaked feed and I'm watching over him. Poor thing. He's so pitiful looking right now.

Poor guy.... Don't know how warm your kitchen is, but I think a colder place might be better to help keep down swelling in his brain.

 

[KentuckyRooster]

Poor guy.... Don't know how warm your kitchen is, but I think a colder place might be better to help keep down swelling in his brain.

Do you think outside would be better? I can put his carrier inside the horse trailer and he'll be safe there.

 

[KentuckyRooster]

It's not like...cold or anything lol/ 59 out right now. Probably will stay in the 53-57 range all night. But it is warmer in here.