My poor rooster sounds terrible

[alisacarlee]

I don't know if this has been suggested, but consider softening his feed into a mash. Maybe mix it with some fresh fruit and yogurt, it might encourage him to eat more. And if you can, pick up some Harrison's Recovery Formula. It's good stuff.

I gave him a scrambled egg and some yogurt the first day but he wasn't interested in eating so I took that out yesterday. I put some chick starter in there and he ate that today. I scrambled another egg for him so we will see if he has that for breakfast.

His vocal chords have definitely been affected by this.

 

[Eggcessive]

That sounds good. I hope he is better tomorrow.

 

[alisacarlee]

Thank you

 

[alisacarlee]

He ate his eggs, some chick starter/pellets mix and drank some vitamin water this morning. He looks like he feels better but his vocal chords are definitely not normal lol. I am leaving town in the morning so I don't think he will get any more injections. Tonight will be #5 dose. I could maybe leave some in his water and have my husband let him out to be with the girls in a couple of days. He was crowing and wanting to be with them this morning, clucking with them when they lay and all. He's a good roo.

You can see some of his high stepping in this video...

 

[Eggcessive]

Tylan can be given orally, but either orally or by injection the dosage is at least twice a day and 3 times a day is best. Dosage is 0.25 ml per pound—2 ml for an 8 pound rooster. I have hidden it in a small amount of chicken feed with a tsp of yogurt or in some cooked egg.

 

[ronott1]

It is great that he is doing better!

I had one die from Aspergillus infection--fungal infection. That is another possibility but since Tylan is helping is it not likely that

 

[alisacarlee]

Tylan can be given orally, but either orally or by injection the dosage is at least twice a day and 3 times a day is best. Dosage is 0.25 ml per pound—2 ml for an 8 pound rooster. I have hidden it in a small amount of chicken feed with a tsp of yogurt or in some cooked egg.

Thank you

 

[toredano]

the dog could have punctured his air sac or lungs.. enough to cause a problem.. maybe just squeezed his chest and he has problems breathing.. glad he feels better

 

[alisacarlee]

He did have a minor wound toward his back rear but was breathing fine for about 2 weeks. After more thought I believe it must have been the ammonia in the pen because after the dog attack he was sleeping on the floor and all of the hens were up on the roost so he was getting the worst of it. He is acting better but his crow and voice in general sounds pitiful like he has laryngitis.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

He did have a minor wound toward his back rear but was breathing fine for about 2 weeks. After more thought I believe it must have been the ammonia in the pen because after the dog attack he was sleeping on the floor and all of the hens were up on the roost so he was getting the worst of it. He is acting better but his crow and voice in general sounds pitiful like he has laryngitis.

It would have been noticable by now, but have you checked to make sure his crop is empty in the morning?

It's possible he may have gotten respiratory irritation from ammonia by sleeping on the floor, my understand of how excess ammonia affects chickens they would also have facial swelling and crusty eyes in addition to respiratory symptoms.

Nonetheless, if he still has some symptoms, you may want to consider giving him Oxine therapy. For the life of me, I cannot find my notes!!! I know @azygous gave good instructions on how to use it, I know I save that somewhere. Hopefully she will chime in with instructions