Rockymountainroo
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- Aug 21, 2023
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Hey all! First time poster long time lurker!
I have a 4 month old black copper maran roo who is showing symptoms of sickness, and from what I've observed it sounds respiratory.
To make a long story short, we hatched him out from an egg, and had multiple roos from that batch. He ended up going to a rooster sanctuary over the weekend, but due to a change in our flock he ended up back with us. (It's complicated, just know he was around a ton of other birds from various locations)
Anyways, since he has been home for the past 2 days he has not really been interested in food. He's usually a treat oriented boy, but has shown little interest in food besides one particular treat. He is drinking normally and has rooster booster out into his water. He is gurgling, wheezing, hacking and has been having diarrhea. His breathing worsens when he sleeps. Despite this, his eyes look bright and alert, no nasal discharge, his face isn't swollen, he is preening, and overall acting chicken-y.
I've isolated him from the rest of the flock with food and water. His crop feels full despite not seeing him eat. I've tried holding him and massaging it, but no improvement.
Symptoms have been going on for 2 days, with today being the worst. His breath is a little stinky but I'm not sure if that's just his normal chicken breath or sign of sour crop.
Regardless, I'm at a loss of what it could possibly be and how to treat it. Do you guys think it is sour crop or something respiratory?
I have a 4 month old black copper maran roo who is showing symptoms of sickness, and from what I've observed it sounds respiratory.
To make a long story short, we hatched him out from an egg, and had multiple roos from that batch. He ended up going to a rooster sanctuary over the weekend, but due to a change in our flock he ended up back with us. (It's complicated, just know he was around a ton of other birds from various locations)
Anyways, since he has been home for the past 2 days he has not really been interested in food. He's usually a treat oriented boy, but has shown little interest in food besides one particular treat. He is drinking normally and has rooster booster out into his water. He is gurgling, wheezing, hacking and has been having diarrhea. His breathing worsens when he sleeps. Despite this, his eyes look bright and alert, no nasal discharge, his face isn't swollen, he is preening, and overall acting chicken-y.
I've isolated him from the rest of the flock with food and water. His crop feels full despite not seeing him eat. I've tried holding him and massaging it, but no improvement.
Symptoms have been going on for 2 days, with today being the worst. His breath is a little stinky but I'm not sure if that's just his normal chicken breath or sign of sour crop.
Regardless, I'm at a loss of what it could possibly be and how to treat it. Do you guys think it is sour crop or something respiratory?