Rooster cant stand up straight.

[Tiffy316]

He seems to be eating and drinking well. IDK how much he's wandering around since he's not feeling well though. How do I tell if his crop is emptying?

 

[Tiffy316]

I don't think it's an impacted crop issue bc he's still kinda heavy and eating and drinking well. I wont be able to take him to the vet next week. As far as I can tell, he doesn't have any mites. I just recently got some chicken vitamins in the mail from chewy, so I'll start giving him that and see if it helps.

 

[TheCluckyClucker2]

Poor baby. I hope he gets better! I will be lurking from here forward.....

 

[Tiffy316]

Do you guys think it could be rot gut? It mentions reluctance to move and ruffled feathers.

 

[Tiffy316]

Maybe it's an e coli infection. It says that infected chickens will be hunched up and have ruffled feathers.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Do you guys think it could be rot gut? It mentions reluctance to move and ruffled feathers.

What are you calling Rot Gut?

Sour crop? Is his crop emptying overnight?

 

[Tiffy316]

What are you calling Rot Gut?

Sour crop? Is his crop emptying overnight?

Necrotic enteritis

 

[Tiffy316]

I'm pretty sure his crop is emptying just fine since he's still got a healthy appetite. It's probably not that, now that I think about it. Anyway, I'm just throwing ideas out there to see what you guys think.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

What's his poop like? Photos of that would be good.

 

[Tiffy316]

What's his poop like? Photos of that would be good.

Like I said before, his poops look ok. I'm just not sure why he's been squatting lately.