Help my silki is getting weaker

[Debbie292d]

Yes, I was giving him raw egg mix with avian health shake but I was told the rooster cannot have too much calcium

No, he shouldn't get too much calcium, but at this point, I wouldn't worry about how much calcium any of this stuff has in it as that'll be down the road you can keep it from him. Exact doesn't have much so that's fine, nor does the rooster booster. They do need some calcium.

 

[AGeese]

30 days on antibiotics he's probably got a yeast infection/gleet.

Also what's going on with the crop? how does it feel, has he expelled anything? Looks like he leans forward?

 

[Margaret50436]

Here is the lab test, there is a couple other infections. if anybody knows those lab test and high count of the red blood cells.

 

[Margaret50436]

Also what's going on with the crop? how does it feel, has he expelled anything? Looks like he leans forward?

After feeding feels full, though five hours later, it’s empty again yes recently he developed holding his head down but when he’s awake, he’s head is up.. he’s acting like a sleepyhead.

 

[Margaret50436]

What strikes me is the vet bill here. What all besides antibiotics did they do?

Exam and blood test and fecal test

 

[Margaret50436]

Exam and blood test and fecal test

It’s Crazyfornia prices

 

[Margaret50436]

e. Coli takes about a week to run its course, a bit longer is possible, but no way seven weeks.

30 days on antibiotics he's probably got a yeast infection/gleet. Any yellowish stinky stuff sticking to his butt? Regardless, I'd put him on probiotics. There's powders you can get for their water, like Hydro Hen is one, or Greek yogurt is good too. If you are buying any of this, also pick up some Poultry Cell vitamins. You can put that in his water every other day and alternate with the probiotics.

I'm not sure what that feed is you have for him but if it's meant for chickens, then I'd wet it and make it into a mash. He may like that better. If it's not chicken feed, an all-flock type feed would be good for him.

You're sure doing well by him though. Glad you are saving him!

 

[SkyAJK]

Sorry that your roo is very sick. I do hope he pulls through.

Here are a few of the Educators that might be able to assist you.
@Eggcessive
@Wyorp Rock

 

[SkyAJK]

My roo had 5 days of antibiotic then developed sour crop. It is a cycle with this.

 

[Debbie292d]

I'm not a vet so I'd have to google the majority of it. One of those sounds like pneumonia, but he's already been on antibiotics so one would think anything he had, the vet prescribed something for it, and he should be getting better. I don't understand why not, as you're doing what most of us would do.

You could try making feed "bullets" for him out of the Exact by mixing egg yolk in it, rolling it in a bullet shape, and try to get him to eat those. Open his beak and pop one in. I put a tiny bit of coconut oil in mine so they wouldn't be so sticky. Mine were actually pea-sized, as it was a young chick, but I had seen them made into bullet-shaped for adult chickens.