Polish Rooster Now sick, help?

[HelloChicken]

Day 4 Rooster Progress:

DB (David Bowie, my Polish rooster has been getting much strgoner!
He's been standing up to eat and is walking around a lot better!
Although his head does tilt and wobble and randomly drop down to the ground... He does seem more energetic

He even pecked a hen for walking in front of him, well barely pecked her.
He's chirping a lot more too now, kind of cooing when I talk to him.
Right now he's sitting on my computer chair's arm trying to balence his head,kinda leaning it on me every now and then. Sometimes he'll lift his head way up high and other times it just....drops! Just hangs there.
I really wish I knew exactly what was wrong with him.
I was thinking maybe when the dog was playing with him she tore some muscleds,like when we strain are muscles when working out? Maybe his muscles are just weak? No heart attack/stroke.
Hopefully that's all it is.

I'll update again in a few days!

 

[HelloChicken]

Good news is Mr. David is doing well. He has like a balance problem now but other than that he walks around, nibbles grass,clucks...but doesnt crow :[




If anyone still reads this thread can you tell me if Hummingbird Vine (cypress vine) is harmful to chickens?

 

[Redcatcher]

Polish and some silkies have a hole in the top of their skull. Their brains bulge out and that's what gives them the desirable knob. Because of this, they are very vulnerable to head trauma. It sounds as if he is recovering but I'd make sure he can't reinjure his head.

 

[HelloChicken]

@red catcher Oh thank you, I never knew that. I wonder if that's why he now has trouble with balance and focusing?....

 

[HelloChicken]

!!! UPDATE !!!

Unfortunately early this morning I found my polish rooster laying down on his side this morning. Good news is he isn't dead, bad news is he's having a discharge out his mouth along with bloody stool.
I don't know if it's cocci or if he ate moldy food or rotten potato skin. I read that they can get sick from those two foods and his symptoms point to cocci.
Does anyone know what might be wrong with him or how I can help him?

Currently:
I have him in a cardboard box with some hay. Ive been feeding him a mix of cracked corn and chicken scratch along with some water but his constant throwing up of mucus won't let him keep it down. He can't stand or hold his head up. When I first found him he was cold, now he's very warm, not sure if it's a fever or normal tempature.


Help anyone?