HELP!!!

[MissNutmeg]

You need to take him off the perch, and bring him inside, say to your bathroom, and either put him in a crate or on a towel, near a heater. Immediately. Right away. Don't even take time to read the rest of this, just go! Put food and water where he can reach it. THEN come back and read the rest of this.

Now, watch very carefully for any poop. Update us with what it looks like. If he hasn't been eating, it will be very watery. If he's gone too long, it could start to turn bright green, which is emergency time. If his crop is empty, you need to get something in him. Immediately. Get some water with honey and ACV in it, at minimum, and dribble it over the top of his beak, out away from his nares [nasal openings], where it will run across the beak and into his mouth. He will almost certainly instinctively swallow. And keep trying until there's at least a tablespoon in him before you even give him a break.

Next, if you have baby vitamins with no iron, or powdered electrolyte & vitamin mix for animals, that needs in his water, next. Mix the electrolyte/vitamin powder into a bit of water until it is honey colored, and get that into him, same process as above. Or, if you have the baby vitamins, give him at least 2 or 3 drops, with the same method. As for his feed, soak that with the same blend of electrolyte/vitamin water mix, until it's a mush. That should help him digest it, if he will only try it. You might have to dip his beak into it a few times.

I never saw an answer about those pellets next to him in the picture. What were they?

Also, is there another rooster, or a very dominant hen?

Okay yes his poop is very watery and bright green and tinged with a bit yellow, oh no.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is his crop empty?

 

[Skipper81]

Honestly I would take him into a vet in the morning if that were my handsome guy
I think he's been going long enough with no results I would be at vet door first thing asking for virus test and antibiotics physical check and whatever else us needed
He looks and sounds like this is not going to end well any other way

 

[Skipper81]

Before you noticed any symptoms he could have been hiding symptoms for a few days

 

[MissNutmeg]

Is his crop empty?

Yes it is.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

I have no advice, here, but the others have given plenty already. Hope he pulls through. Your best bet now is to keep him isolated and inside so you can monitor.

 

[Skipper81]

How is he doing today

 

[nightowl223]

That bright green could mean his internal organs are trying to shut down, as he's gone too long without fluids and feed. I hope you've found a vet that will help with chickens - that's something that's hard to find. Most of them (especially in a farming area) will just look at you and laugh... They look at chickens as livestock, and not especially valuable livestock, at that.

The vet can rehydrate him and tube feed him much easier than we could talk you through all the steps. So I hope you have found one by now!

 

[nightowl223]

Otherwise, if you can't find a vet willing to help with him, you have a big choice to make. You can try to have us walk through rehydration and tube feeding, or you can put him down. Neither choice will be easy. But unfortunately, this is what happens when you choose to raise chickens... sometimes they get sick or bullied or injured or get into toxins or any number of other things that can cause bad endings. Especially when they are so good at hiding the fact that something is wrong.

They are prey animals, and their instinct is to hide that they feel poorly, so they're not the one the predator picks as dinner. It's just a fact of their lives; they are instinct-driven to hide any problems. We have to be very vigilant with them, like detectives, or spies, to learn to watch for anything the slightest bit abnormal. They don't make it easy.

 

[esme13]

There are so many possibilities, but it doesn't sound like he will survive. I would take a stool sample to the vet however to make sure there are no parasites that could harm your flock.

possibilities could stem from above listed great advice or tumors.