Hey Y'all I could use some help please

[AmandaChick]

Hi I have what I think is an American Game Rooster and he acts sick can barely open his eyes.

 

[AmandaChick]

Also he can barely move. His eyes are watering now. My friend told me to move him and the hen that was in the same pen into the house and I put a light on them. Any advice for me??

 

[Eggcessive]

Can he stand or is there any paralysis? Could he have eaten something bad or rotted that could have made him sick? Watering eyes can be an early sign of respiratory disease--any gurgles, rattles, or wheezes when breathing? How is his crop and his poop?

 

[AmandaChick]

He couldn't have ate any thing wrong. He is breathing fine and his poop is fine. Its just his eyes he cant see he will drink if you put his beak into the water. He can stand. His nails are long. You dont think he could have scratched his eyes do you?

 

[AmandaChick]

Now it looks like his eyes are swelling up and they stopped watering.

 

[AmandaChick]

Now the hen I originally had in the pen with him one of her eyes in crusted shut and the other has white watery stuff in it. No swelling on her yet. What should I do? I havent lost my Roo yet but he doesnt look like he is going to make it! Please help

 

[CMV]

Where did you get these birds?

 

[AmandaChick]

From my next door neighbor. He had got them from a student that was raising them for ffa. He has about 15 roosters still at his house and none of them have gotten sick. We brought him here about 5 days ago and put him in with the hen that we got from the same place over a month ago.

 

[Eggcessive]

It sounds like a respiratory disease such as MG (CRD,) or coryza, or one the others. Since these things will make carriers of a flock, culling them would be the best way to stop the spread. If you chose to treat them, you should close your flock. If you have a next door neighbor with carriers in the flock, you may always have this problem. Here is a link showing these diseases, symptoms, and drugs that may treat symptoms (but not cure) the diseases: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

 

[AmandaChick]

Thank u