Help! sick rooster

[MelissaRose]

Giving 1/4 ml per pound is more accurate since peas can be different sizes, and might not be enough. Let us know how he gets along. The crop should be mostly empty by early morning, so I would do the crop massage and adjust his diet to more liquids if not.

ok. I will go check his crop.

 

[MelissaRose]

Update:
His crop was mostly empty when I checked him yesterday morning. It was not hard like it had been the night before. This morning it was a little emptier than yesterday morning. He had a TINY bit of food in there but much, much less than than when he went to bed. It felt like an empty crop with a few things in it. Is it normal for them to have very full crops when they go to bed?
I fed him a spoonful of plain yogurt this morning which he seemed to really like and he ate all of it and then he ate some food. I ground up his food into slightly smaller pieces so it would be easier for him to grind in his crop. Also this morning when I went to pick him up he tried to run away from me. Hes always fine with being picked up once I catch him and he usually runs a little bit but this is the first time hes run since he started having crop issues. It wasn't a very fast run but I think hes feeling better. His poop is green but pretty solid which is good? I think? Right now hes in a stall of my barn, should I bring him outside so he can eat grass and some small rocks for his crop? or should he only eat yogurt and grain? I can cook an egg for him too.
Also if pictures would be helpful I can try to get some.

 

[MelissaRose]

Help! he lost a lot of weight and this morning he didn't eat his egg. He also didn't drink much. His keel bone has no muscle and he's very light. This afternoon he's just sitting there kind of drooping if you know what I mean. He does not look good. Should I force him to drink or make some electrolytes? Should I mix up some grain and egg and yogurt and flavor it with some salt or sugar and make it taste good? I really don't want to loose him he was my first silkie and the hen I got with him loves him very much. Their bonded if thats possible for chickens. Please help!

 

[Eggcessive]

You can learn to tube feed him, but I do not like to force feed a bird since it can cause them to choke to death. Tube feeding is safer, but usually there is a reason a sick bird does not eat. If you should lose him be sure to take his body to the state vet for a necropsy if possible. They sometimes will do 2 or 3 for the same price.

 

[MelissaRose]

should I try to get him to eat different things? Should I make electrolytes?

 

[Eggcessive]

Electrolytes are good. Here is a recipe in this article:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/chicken-heat-stress-dehydration-and/

Try wetting his feed, tuna, and canned cat food. Water is really the most important.

 

[MelissaRose]

Electrolytes are good. Here is a recipe in this article:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/chicken-heat-stress-dehydration-and/

Try wetting his feed, tuna, and canned cat food. Water is really the most important.

Ok, thanks. I will make some. Im really hoping he didn't get mareks if thats what Im dealing with. He isn't showing symptoms for mareks though.
Is it possible that he could still have worms? should I treat him again? His crop is empty so thats not the problem right now.

 

[MelissaRose]

Hes going down hill really fast. He wont eat or drink and hes just stand there. I really dont want to lose him but I don't know if he'll survive is there anything else I can do for him?

 

[Eggcessive]

I am sorry. Have you tried the electrolytes? Next time you or your family goes to the feed store, it would be good to pick up some Poultry NutriDrench which comes in handy for sick chickens. It has vitamins, electrolytes, and amino acids.

 

[aart]

Gotta wonder if these are related:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/very-sick-pullet-need-some-help.1337933/