Lethargic roo with mint green poop - please help

[Granolamom]

"Velocy" is a 10 month old BR rooster, and has been the picture of health until now. This morning he did not want to come off his roost, and this afternoon he is sitting around, tail down, with no interest in his surroundings. His crop is close to empty (I can feel a tiny amount of "grainy" stuff in there, maybe the size of a walnut, but since it is 4pm here, it should be much fuller).
He is not "puffed up", his eyes are clear and normal looking, there are no discernable injuries anywhere, but the edges of his comb have turned black. He is not limping and walks fine, but very slow. He just ate some scrambled egg out of my hand. His poop was stuck to his vent, and it is mint green and mushy, with some undigested grass or hay in it ( it looks like chewed, green bubble gum).
Any ideas or suggestions?

 

[3goodeggs]

http://happyhenhouse.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=poop&action=display&thread=7588
http://dlhunicorn.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=poos&action=display&num=1158478320
http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

sorry about your ill chicken. I dread the day it happens to us, so I have a favorites file on threads for illness, and worms, and impacted crops, bumble foot.
I hope one of these helps.

 

[fstjmy04]

Give him sulmet for 5 days its coccicidiosis
James

 

[Granolamom]

Quote:
James, I've compared the pictures of "cocci poo" to what his looks like, and they don't match. The closed match I have found is one for lymphoid leukosis. Don't they always have blood in their stool, when it's cocci?

 

[seminolewind]

No there are a few different kinds of coccidiosis, and only one has blood in the stool.

 

[fstjmy04]

No Im not a vet but im almost certain it is coccidiosis this type caused by mites check him for them I have learned this all from what I went through the bacteria live in the poop so make sure he is kept in a clean enviorment give him sulmet he will improve over a day or so and give it to all your birds or they will all get it

 

[Granolamom]

Okay, I'll give the Sulmet a shot. I have him in a cage in the house, away from the flock, and I will check him for mites right now. Thanks!

 

[fstjmy04]

Dont forget to give it to the rest of the flock also mites are hard to see mine had them and I didnt see them till it was a major problem you can dip him in adams flea and tick shampoo you will see them in the water

 

[stein chick]

I have a young hen (8 mo) w similar symptoms. Lethargic, wobbly on her feet, mint green poop, no appetite. I am going to try sulmet as recommended in the thread on this topic, I'll try and update on how it went.