Phantom_k9
Songster
Hi all!
Recently, our polish rooster has gotten a lot more sluggish and has began to take a lot of "siestas" during the day. Temperatures have been around 100 for the past few weeks, but he hasn't shown these symptoms until recently. Temperatures are starting to fall, and average around 95 on most days. He hasn't been panting as much, and only holds his wings away from his body on certain occasions. The thing that concerns me is that he sleeps for a good portion of the day, and his comb goes a pale while (or even orange), however we have seen this with one of our hens when she gets hot. Last night, he seemed especially weak, but we didn't know what to do about it. He doesn't want any food or water, or at least won't take any from us.
We have also just recently gave away one of our roosters, who would be chased several times throughout the day by our polish. Ever since, the flock has been more at peace. Could he just be getting lazy now that he doesn't have to chase away another roo?
Recently, our polish rooster has gotten a lot more sluggish and has began to take a lot of "siestas" during the day. Temperatures have been around 100 for the past few weeks, but he hasn't shown these symptoms until recently. Temperatures are starting to fall, and average around 95 on most days. He hasn't been panting as much, and only holds his wings away from his body on certain occasions. The thing that concerns me is that he sleeps for a good portion of the day, and his comb goes a pale while (or even orange), however we have seen this with one of our hens when she gets hot. Last night, he seemed especially weak, but we didn't know what to do about it. He doesn't want any food or water, or at least won't take any from us.
We have also just recently gave away one of our roosters, who would be chased several times throughout the day by our polish. Ever since, the flock has been more at peace. Could he just be getting lazy now that he doesn't have to chase away another roo?
