Roo standing with eyes closed - is this normal?

[LeastinID]

We have 4 pullets and one Roo.
They're 5 months old.
Smoky has been acting normally, he's eating and drinking.
We haven't noticed any abnormal poops.
He has certainly been acting like the hormonal teenager that he is.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Something is wrong, he shouldn't be acting like this, have you checked him for mites or lice? What are you feeding him? Where does he sleep at night?

 

[LeastinID]

Something is wrong, he shouldn't be acting like this, have you checked him for mites or lice? What are you feeding him? Where does he sleep at night?

He sleeps in the coop, along with our 4 pullets
He eats what the others eat.
Unsure HOW to check for mites or lice - if HE has them, shouldn't the girls have 'em as well?

 

[aart]

Everything else sounds normal.....so how long did he stand like that?


Checking for mites and/or lice.....

Google images of lice/mites and their eggs before the inspection so you'll know what you're looking for.

Part the feathers right down to the skin around vent, head/neck and under wings.

Best done well after dark with a strong flashlight/headlight, easier to 'catch' bird and also to check for the mites that live in structure and only come out at night to feed off roosting birds.

Wipe a white paper towel along the underside of roost to look for red smears(smashed well fed mites).

Good post about mite ID by Lady McCamley:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-chicken-has-mites-now-what.1273674/page-2#post-20483008

 

[LeastinID]

Everything else sounds normal.....so how long did he stand like that?

Not too long .
It's just odd to us, because that's not something we'd seen before.
Other than the eye thing, he's acting very normal.

 

[SmiYa0126]

May be worth doing a corid treatment, do you have amprolium?

 

[aart]

Not too long .
It's just odd to us, because that's not something we'd seen before.
Other than the eye thing, he's acting very normal.

Just keep an eye on him.