My rooster won't eat or drink after a bad fight. Please help!

[casportpony]

Alexander is getting better and better everyday. He's eating and drinking by himself and seems fine.

The only thing is that he is still sleeping a lot. He takes naps in the middle of the day, goes to bed early, and wakes up late. That's not normal for him.

How is he now?

 

[cochins1088]

Quote: Same as what I typed earlier.

He's eating, drinking, and getting around fine, but he still seems to spend a lot of time sleeping. When I go down at night to see them, Alexander often won't even wake up for me. I'll sit there talking to him and he seems unaware until I finally begin petting him. All of the other chickens wake up and he normally does too. Hopefully it's just something that time will heal.

I also think I need to trim his top beak. It's gotten very overgrown and I think it may be making it a bit more difficult to eat. His bottom beak is still obviously sore, but it's healing.

 

[casportpony]

Have you been weighing him?

 

[cochins1088]

Have you been weighing him?

No I haven't, should I?

 

[casportpony]

No I haven't, should I?

Yes, weigh him (see my avatar). Some people may think I'm crazy, but I have found it really helps in picking a treatment plan. If they are losing weight, which he probably is, there are things you can do to correct it before he gets to the point of no return.