JuneJ58732
In the Brooder
- Jan 9, 2018
- 5
- 3
- 14
Hello, my rooster hasn't been himself lately. I've been keeping an eye on him, but I'm worried I haven't taken this as seriously as I should have.
Symptoms:
He seems to be a bit lethargic: He isn't crowing nearly as much as he used to. He seems "down".
Green poop: I've noticed in his enclosure a majority of his droppings are a strange green color. some are more solid than others but he did drop a very wet splash of green liquid a bit ago.
He started acting weird a few day ago and I figured it was because of the heat. It has been horribly hot and humid all week. I put some electrolytes and vitamins in the water and he did perk up but only for a bit. After doing some research I figure he could have worms or could have an disease that would require a vet visit or some antibiotics. This morning I changed his water and food and put apple cider vinegar in his water. As far as I know, he is still drinking fine, but his appetite seems to have slown down but I can't confirm. Also, yesterday, I believe he was stung by a bumblebee. I don't know where the injection site is, but I saw him try and jump kick a bee after it was buzzing around him and he made a noise like it hurt him.
Anyway, I'm going to add apple cider vinegar to all the waters this week and add some DE to his feed to see if that helps at all. If not, or if he gets worse, I may try and get some Tylan 50 or take him to the vet. I do want to bring him inside to help with the temperature at least. But, I'm worried about brining him in because the only place I could keep him would be in the basement and I have a FIV positive cat that lives down there and I don't know if the rooster could get him sick even if he's kept in cage and the cat can't get to him. Any ideas or suggestions? Thank you!
Symptoms:
He seems to be a bit lethargic: He isn't crowing nearly as much as he used to. He seems "down".
Green poop: I've noticed in his enclosure a majority of his droppings are a strange green color. some are more solid than others but he did drop a very wet splash of green liquid a bit ago.
He started acting weird a few day ago and I figured it was because of the heat. It has been horribly hot and humid all week. I put some electrolytes and vitamins in the water and he did perk up but only for a bit. After doing some research I figure he could have worms or could have an disease that would require a vet visit or some antibiotics. This morning I changed his water and food and put apple cider vinegar in his water. As far as I know, he is still drinking fine, but his appetite seems to have slown down but I can't confirm. Also, yesterday, I believe he was stung by a bumblebee. I don't know where the injection site is, but I saw him try and jump kick a bee after it was buzzing around him and he made a noise like it hurt him.
Anyway, I'm going to add apple cider vinegar to all the waters this week and add some DE to his feed to see if that helps at all. If not, or if he gets worse, I may try and get some Tylan 50 or take him to the vet. I do want to bring him inside to help with the temperature at least. But, I'm worried about brining him in because the only place I could keep him would be in the basement and I have a FIV positive cat that lives down there and I don't know if the rooster could get him sick even if he's kept in cage and the cat can't get to him. Any ideas or suggestions? Thank you!
