Help our Rooster "Braveheart" seems to be very sick

[Danielle S]

It's been about a week we noticed that he went through a molt and is still growing the feathers back, but he stopped crowing and started to stay away from the flock and started to act drunk and now he's lethargic. He can't stand up and he's very wobbly.

I quarantined him and brought him inside the house 2 days ago and feeding him vitamin water every other hour alternating with a mash of cooked egg yolk, honey, beef cat food, oatmeal, pinch of vitamin powder, and yogurt. He did well with the vitamin powder and honey at first, but doesn't seem to be getting any better.

He's about 3.5 years old, only rooster with 14 hens, The hens are molting and have stopped laying. He was dewormed with invectrum a week ago. What should I do now? Any advice would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[enola]

Ivermectin is not an effective wormer for chickens. Safeguard or valbazen would be a muchbetter choice. Can he not stand up because his kegs are stiff? Or is he too weak to stand up? Does he have diarrhea? Has he lost a lot of weight?

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Sorry about your rooster, you might want to also post in the Emergencies forum about him https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures hope he recovers.

 

[Danielle S]

Thanks, I will get some safeguard. The flock is also dewormed with Wazine 17 in their water, I switch between the two every 6 months. The rooster is not standing up because he is too weak. No poop the first day, but after the vitamin water his poop had a green smelly substance and was watery which I figured was the water. He drinks about 8 oz a day with a few tablespoons of the mash. He has lost weight due to his illness and not eating or drinking before I brought him inside. I'm not sure what else to do, I wish I knew what is was and if it's contagious.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Oh I am so sorry about your baby. Definitely post this in our emergency section for more help.

I hope someone can help you get him back to good health soon.

 

[sunflour]

So sorry about your rooster and that I don't have an answer. But this sounds serious. Agree with others, you need to post this under Emergencies.
Good luck, hope you find an answer.

 

[BantamLover21]

Glad you joined us!

I'm sorry about your rooster.

I would definitely post about him in the Emergencies section of the forums.

Good luck!

 

[Wyandottes7]

Welcome to BYC!

We're glad to have you.

I'm sorry about your rooster!

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Sorry about your roo!

 

[drumstick diva]

So sorry about your rooster. Hope the ER people will be able to suggest treatment for him.