Help: My Broiler rooster is sick

[connectdave]

I am worried about one of my rooster (broiler). Age - 4+ months. I just have 2 roosters and i too fear if the disease might affect the other. He is sick from last 4 days and had not ate anything. I had to feed him with water melon juice and grinded rice juice with a syringe. His poopings are watering and whitish. I live in a small town in India and we don't have vet doctors in our town. I usually feed him onion slices , cabage and rice.I need expert advice to know the medicine my rooster needs. I will try to buy online, if not please suggest any natural way to save him. Please help me. I am desperate to save him. Please check the attached image for reference.

 

[staceyj]

Can you cook him some eggs?
Onions are not supposed to be fed to chickens, and cabbage and rice are hard to digest.

 

[connectdave]

Thanks a lot for responding. Sure I will. Boiled or omelet ? I don't know if I could make him eat cause he won't eat anything and been drowsing whole day and sleeping and won't even crow now. If I make him stand , he stands numb for a long time. I had to forcefully inject watery foods in his mouth. If you could suggest some watery food I would be very thankful too. This all happened when his poop goes white. I am desperately looking for name of medicine he needs to save him any way possible.

 

[staceyj]

You said he is about four months old?
i Do not know a lot about broilers but I will try to get some more people to help.

Is he having any other symptoms such as noisy breathing or discharge from his nose or eyes?
Do his pupils look the same?

His comb looks very pale.

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[staceyj]

Injecting liquids forcefully into his mouth isn’t good.

It can go into his lungs.

Hydration is good , you can add a little sugar to the water, but just put drops on his beak and let it roll into his mouth.

It’s slow but much safer.

If he doesn’t want to eat please don’t force him. It could make it worse.

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC! Sorry your rooster is sick. Can you place him in a room or cage that's 27 to 30 degrees C?

 

[Hope Hughes]

Oh no so sorry to hear he is sick!
I'm not to sure here... he does need some food somehow if you know of his favorite or try giving tuna to him. Or even some watered down chickfeed...win win on food and water.. if he takes it... I did that to one of mine and he ate it.
And also to get hydrated not sure if people do it to adult birds(I do) try to chick electrolytes in the water you are dropping on his tongue.
Or even nutri drench (not sure on spelling) it's amazing! I have given it to so many sick chicks and adult and amazing results...
I'm sorry I am not much help maybe some of the more experienced people with sick chickens can help.

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[connectdave]

Injecting liquids forcefully into his mouth isn’t good.

It can go into his lungs.

Hydration is good , you can add a little sugar to the water, but just put drops on his beak and let it roll into his mouth.

It’s slow but much safer.

If he doesn’t want to eat please don’t force him. It could make it worse.

I also don't like forcing him but if he doesn't eat and drink he will starve to death. From now on i will slowly put drops on his beak, and yes his comb has turned from red to pale and nothing wrong I noticed in his pupils and he feels completely dehydrated much of the time from the day he popped whitish.

 

[connectdave]

Welcome to BYC! Sorry your rooster is sick. Can you place him in a room or cage that's 27 to 30 degrees C?

Thanks , I can arrange the same but he feels completely dehydrated from last 3 days and I was all the time pouring water in his mouth cause after the illness he won't even drink, is it safe to keep him in this temperature?

 

[connectdave]

Oh no so sorry to hear he is sick!
I'm not to sure here... he does need some food somehow if you know of his favorite or try giving tuna to him. Or even some watered down chickfeed...win win on food and water.. if he takes it... I did that to one of mine and he ate it.
And also to get hydrated not sure if people do it to adult birds(I do) try to chick electrolytes in the water you are dropping on his tongue.
Or even nutri drench (not sure on spelling) it's amazing! I have given it to so many sick chicks and adult and amazing results...
I'm sorry I am not much help maybe some of the more experienced people with sick chickens can help.

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Thanks a lot for helping. His favourite is roaches and rice and it's hard to find it in our surrounding. He loves fish too but I tried that too. He won't eat. I will definitely try electrolytes for sure.