Sooner I am not sure. He couldn't control his legs. He would eat and drink at first and he looked alert but he couldn't walk. At first I thought it might be botulism so I brought him inside and gave him yogurt and garlic and boiled eggs. (not all together) plus some laying pellets. He just kept getting weaker. He was alert and his eyes looked good the night before he died. Jared paid 50 bucks for him, so it wasa big loss for our low budget chicken operation.