My rooster has a pus pocket in his waddle

[Michelle Porter]

My rooster has a pus filled pocket in his waddle. He is eating and drinking. Very weak and his eyes are crusted over in am. He also has a few black marks on comb and waddle. Fowl pox? The rest of my flock does not appear to be sick. Can anyone help?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

I was gonna try to help thinking it was an injury... sorry , I have no good advice or experience when it comes to this type of illness.

Sometimes these things go by fast, so if you don't get much response try bumping the thread on occasion.

 

[Michelle Porter]

Silly ? How do I bump the thread?

 

[coach723]

Every time someone replies, or you do, the thread is bumped back to the top.
I've not got a suggestion for you, but pictures of the wattle and the comb may help get suggestions on what may be going on with your roo.

 

[chickens really]

How many Roosters do you have?...Are they actually Roosters or Cockerels?...Age of Bird and Birds he is with?...Breed?...Sound like an abscess ?....

 

[Eggcessive]

Pictures and all symptoms would help. He sounds very ill. Is either of his eyes swollen? crusted eyes sound like a respiratory disease, and they sometimes cause swelling the the wattles (fowl cholera, coryza.) A lot depends on if these scabs or the swollen wattle are caused by peck wounds or possibly fowl pox. Is the swollen wattle red or bluish? That is why pictures are important. You should get him drinking fluids with electrolytes and vitamins if you have them. How is he eating and drinking?

 

[chickens really]

Not always disease?...He could of got his butt whooped?...

 

[Michelle Porter]

How many Roosters do you have?...Are they actually Roosters or Cockerels?...Age of Bird and Birds he is with?...Breed?...Sound like an abscess ?....

He is 3 years old, jubilee Orpington and he has 6 hens various breeds. None of them are showing signs of being sick. He does have a few black looking marks on comb and waddle. Also, eyes in the morning are a little crusty.

 

[chickens really]

Are the Hens getting older too?...hmmm?..I might have an idea as to the problem?...

 

[Michelle Porter]

They range between 1 and 3