My Bantam brahama is SICK help!

Smiely222

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7 Years
Jun 27, 2012
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So, My bantam buff brahama rooster isnt doing that good. i went down to the coop and he was just not himself. Sitting there not moving letting you just hold and walk around with him. he is unbalance. eyes are kind of murky and is mostly depending on me to give him denagard and egg yolk and water through a syringe. I dont know what is happening. I DID just move him from the garage to coop so i dont know if that has to do with anything. I really do like him and will do anything not to lose him. Any advice would be great! Thanks
 
First of all, I would put him someplace other than around other baby chicks in brooders since he is sick. Are you giving him Denagard for a respiratory disease such as MG? He looks to have some frostbite on his wattles, and I'm not sure if that is what the black material is on his comb. His 3rd eyelid is visible in the first picture, his eyelid looks swollen, and he is obviously ill. I would separate him in a warm room in your house because he is probably chilling. Denagard is about as good as you can get for MG or CRD, but he could have something else. How are his poops? If he is new or you have added other new birds, he may have coccidiosis which is treated with liquid or powder Corid or Ampromed(amprollium.) Since you seem to be breeding, I would consider culling any sick birds because your whole flock could become carriers. A necropsy can be performed by the state vet to identify what he has. Here is a link about the common respiratory diseases with symptoms: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044
 
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