monoditri
In the Brooder
- Oct 16, 2021
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I have a beautiful rooster I've had for a few years that looks healthy other than wanting to lay down and he has thick saliva. He struggles to keep his eyes open/is very sleepy.
I forced some water with a small, thin syringe directly into his crop last night, and this morning his crop was empty so it seems to not be an impacted crop. His vent is clear. He poops very tiny amounts that look normal in color at least. There's lots of grass here so his poop is kind of green and white, and brown though he hasn't eaten in at least two days now.
I've noticed for a while that he refuses to eat while his hens are around. I had midterms this week so I haven't had my eyes on him this week. So I suspect he went too far for his hens and got dehydrated before I could separate him?
Other chickens (I have 5 others) are normal. Recently I discovered that one of the hens is a young rooster and he started singing a couple days ago. Could the stress have led to this illness? He probably noticed this guy was secretly a rooster way before we did.
He's in a dog kennel now to keep him separate. Avian vet isn't available until Tuesday. I may take him to the local emergency hospital.
I forced some water with a small, thin syringe directly into his crop last night, and this morning his crop was empty so it seems to not be an impacted crop. His vent is clear. He poops very tiny amounts that look normal in color at least. There's lots of grass here so his poop is kind of green and white, and brown though he hasn't eaten in at least two days now.
I've noticed for a while that he refuses to eat while his hens are around. I had midterms this week so I haven't had my eyes on him this week. So I suspect he went too far for his hens and got dehydrated before I could separate him?
Other chickens (I have 5 others) are normal. Recently I discovered that one of the hens is a young rooster and he started singing a couple days ago. Could the stress have led to this illness? He probably noticed this guy was secretly a rooster way before we did.
He's in a dog kennel now to keep him separate. Avian vet isn't available until Tuesday. I may take him to the local emergency hospital.
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