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I have a year old rooster that was found this morning very lethargic with a purple comb
 

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This can be many things. lack of blood flow, respiratory issues, poor circulation, or lack of oxygen. Give me one minute and i will write what to do!
 
Have you noticed more runny diarrhea? Does your rooster seem to have a loss of appetite? It may be a parasite infection that if not treated may lead to anemia. If it is a circulatory problem it is because of a dusty, overcrowded coop. This makes it so that the chicken can not get enough oxygen to keep the blood flow moving. If you are in a cold area this could be a sign of frostbite. I will tell you how to treat it in the next message.
 
Add Apple Cider to its water. This is good to do all the time, but will especially help now to give your rooster a boost. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...bCbbwyQ_fS9Ai1OIfj64_R16XaE8OlqIaAqSDEALw_wcB

This link is great for keeping mites and parasites out of the coop and off of the chickens. YOu can either dust the chickens' feathers and skin with this or sprinkle lots in the run and coop for when they take dust baths. This is very important and is maybe what your rooster has. If parasites are not treated quickly it may lead to anemia.

It may be spring and your chicken is getting lots of pollen in its respiratory system. This may lead to respiratory issues and can sometimes cause a purple comb. I recommend cleaning out your coop. Though there is really nothing you can do with the pollen, airing out the dust from their coop is very helpful. Make sure to keep a clean coop.

Just for extra health, I recommend adding garlic and turmeric to their feed for a little while. This will help with anti-inflammatory, immune health, and antibacterial.

Blood flow supplements:

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...6kh_-c8BazZlCovV97Ng1slVlpybGeI0aAgXgEALw_wcB

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...hYFQUtnxGAbnnJByz1ueOhk_gpbe8xFAaAqh0EALw_wcB

Respiratory health supplements:

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...fqb1fLO4Ei3Isx-wdBiN8F-vbQgOHn8saAnzREALw_wcB
 
What kind of antibiotic? I have vitamins in now. Will have to get molasses. Thank you!
You can use the blood flow links I provided in my other message for those. They work as antibiotics and will hopefully help! There are two links that I provided in the other message for blood flow, you can just choose one and I recommend getting the respiratory one as well. This way you can just order two things and no antibiotics since the supplements serve as antibiotics. If that makes any sense haha!🙃
 
I wouldn't jump to Antibiotics yet, until we figure out for sure what's going on.

Purple skin can point to a heart issue, or poor oxygen circulation, due to respiratory illness.

Is he showing any other symptoms besides the purpling of the face, & lethargy?

I wanna rule out bird flu.

Does he have red/purplish splotches on his legs? Any raspy breathing? Is he off balance/wobbly? Puffed up?
 

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