My rooster Dominique has been acting very tired and slow all day. This morning when I let him out, he was slower to react, even when I set out the food. His crop appeared completely empty like normal, but his comb was slightly more tilted and purple than usual. This afternoon I came out because I saw him bowing his head slightly with his eyes closed and tail lowered. I am doing a deep clean of their coop today just in case there are parasites. He hasn’t drank or ate much at all, but randomly after resting he perks back up, lifts up his tail like normal and walks around like nothing is wrong. I’m worried about him, I had been away for 4 days, and yesterday afternoon when I came back, he seemed fine. Only today did I learn my caretaker had forgot to let my chickens out and they sat in their coop all day. Their coop is ventilated so air was able to get through. So now I’m stressed and ticked off. Perhaps this could be a vitamin deficiency?
Here are some photos of him I took today:
Here are some photos of him I took today: