Help! My rooster is sick

[azygous]

If the crop still has food in it after not eating all night, then we can conclude there is a problem in his crop. Are you agreeable to treating his crop?

 

[LoveYourRoosters]

If the crop still has food in it after not eating all night, then we can conclude there is a problem in his crop. Are you agreeable to treating his crop?

I tried massaging his crop with coconut oil, but it didn’t seem to help (I’ve only done it once so far, though). It doesn’t feel hard, it feels pretty squishy. However I’ve had a lot of chickens with sour crop before and it never caused them to have trouble breathing.

 

[azygous]

Did you put the oil inside the crop or did you use it to massage the outside of his crop?

If the wheezing sound is originating from his crop, it would have nothing to do with his breathing. If his comb is a healthy red, he probably isn't having pulmonary issues.

But then, I'm not there. I'm only going on what you've told us his symptoms are. If his crop is not emptying, he could have a yeast infection, impacted crop, or both at the same time. The crop should empty completely overnight and be perfectly flat against his chest wall.

 

[LoveYourRoosters]

Did you put the oil inside the crop or did you use it to massage the outside of his crop?

If the wheezing sound is originating from his crop, it would have nothing to do with his breathing. If his comb is a healthy red, he probably isn't having pulmonary issues.

But then, I'm not there. I'm only going on what you've told us his symptoms are. If his crop is not emptying, he could have a yeast infection, impacted crop, or both at the same time. The crop should empty completely overnight and be perfectly flat against his chest wall.

I fed him the coconut oil.
As I’ve said, the wheezing sound seems to be in time with his breathing and his comb has a definite purplish cast. When handled or riled up in any way his breathing gets much harder. Even when he’s sitting still you can see his whole body moving as he breathes.
I know the crop is supposed to empty overnight. I’m just not sure how an impacted crop would cause trouble breathing, especially since it doesn’t seem very full (it isn’t hard).
I appreciate your help, I just really don’t know what’s going on

 

[azygous]

It's possible to have a respiratory illness and a crop issue at the same time. Yeast colonizes in the crop when the immune system is challenged. There is another thread here at this moment where a chicken has both symptoms of respiratory illness and a crop infection. The treatment is an antifungal for the crop and an antibiotic for the respiratory infection.

 

[LoveYourRoosters]

It's possible to have a respiratory illness and a crop issue at the same time. Yeast colonizes in the crop when the immune system is challenged. There is another thread here at this moment where a chicken has both symptoms of respiratory illness and a crop infection. The treatment is an antifungal for the crop and an antibiotic for the respiratory infection.

I am giving him Baytril for a possible respiratory infection.
For otherwise healthy chickens, I have always just given yoghurt for sour crop, and it clears up within a few days. Should I just follow the instructions for sour crop in the link you previously posted?
And considering he may have a crop infection, should I offer him food now?

 

[azygous]

Baytril is good. And yes, go ahead and treat for sour crop with an anti-fungal such as miconazole. You can offer him any foods you think he'll eat, including yogurt, which is always a good idea when antibiotics may be affecting the good bacteria in the intestines.

 

[LoveYourRoosters]

I gave him a dose of micanozole this am, and then offered him some food (his regular feed plus oats, mashed up with water and some yoghurt). He ate some and his crop feels fuller now. I took the food back out just now to see if it empties back to where it was.
He seems worse this afternoon, breathing harder and opening his beak even at rest. He is still standing up, I haven’t seen him laying down yet. Comb is more purple.
His poo is still bright green with runny yellowish urates. I feel like this should be a clue, but I can’t find any info

 

[azygous]

Do you have a cold mist vaporizer? That would help him breathe overnight, and it wouldn't hurt during the day, either. Peppermint is good to add to the water.

Also, in the event that his respiratory problems are caused by a fungus and not bacteria, you could add Oxine to the water. If you don't have Oxine, Betadine would work as it's also an antifungal.

I would have him in a crate with the vaporizer in front of it, and a bath towel over the crate to trap the vapor.

The yellow and green poop is from not eating and his body trying to fight infection. I have a couple hens in my infirmary right now with the same color poop, and it often ends up on me as I'm tube feeding and administering medicine. Good times.

 

[LoveYourRoosters]

I didn’t see this until this morning
His crop still has food in it today, but it’s maybe gone down a little. However he’s barely had anything to eat since I brought him in. I have no idea if he was still eating before that. He doesn’t feel skinny but I’m worried he hasn’t eaten enough.
Should I offer him more food?
I can’t tell if he’s worse today or not. Maybe the same. His comb is purplish and slightly droopy and feels cold, definitely far from normal.
Is it possible he could have some kind of heart issue? I don’t know if that would slow down his digestion, and make him not want to drink and everything, I’m just guessing.
I had a rooster once who lived to be 7 years old, and was active and healthy his whole life, his only symptom was that his comb would go purple when he drank, and one day I just found him dead after a few days of his comb looking more purple. He didn’t show any other symptoms like this rooster, but again I’m just guessing
I don’t have any oxine or betadine, but I could try to find some
Is a cold mist vaporizer, just like a humidifier? Or something else?