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Roosterfeather
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Here are the images of him.
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Is that a layer feed? How's his crop feel? Doughy? Squishy? Hard?
No he doesn't have the exact same symptoms as the other rooster, and no I don't have any other sick birds. I don't think they would have gotten any moldy feed because I don't feed them that, I always check for any mold and if there is any I make sure to get rid first before feeding them. I don't think that they would have gotten into anything poisonous, and I just wormed them the day before yesterday. Yes he did act like he was having a hard time breathing and I saw inside his beak that he had mucus inside. And he doesn't want to eat.Does it feel hard or more like a water balloon? I can't imagine you would have 2 roosters with ascites but here is some info.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-don’t-know-what-my-chicken-has.1636400/#post-27946381
So you have 2 sick roosters with the exact same symptoms?
Any other sick birds? Could they have gotten into moldy feed or something poisonous? Possibly need de wormed?
If they have pressure building up internally it will make it hard for them to breathe and they won't want to eat.
There isn't much to go on. If you can rule out mold or something environmental then it would see like something contagious.
Do you have any broad spectrum antibiotics like amoxicillin?
If it something viral I don't think there is much you can do for that.
Okay, I've never heard of feeding them coconut oil cubes.try feeding him small cubes of coconut oil
When I looked there weren't any maggots and he was having greenish yellow diarrhea, if he had maggots I think I would be able to see them.It would be maggots that would eat him up alive
You can give him s warm epsom salt bath to clean the nastiness and the trim his butt fluff to prevent to droppings from getting stuck.When I looked there weren't any maggots and he was having greenish yellow diarrhea, if he had maggots I think I would be able to see them.
Hi yes, I sure can now!Welcome To BYC
Can you please post photos of your rooster and his issues?
Where are you located in the world?
What do you feed, including treats?
Do you provide grit (crushed granite) for your birds?
How old is he?
Check him for lice/mites, see that he's staying hydrated. If he's not drinking well, then give him sugar water to see if that perks him up.
Once he's drinking, then offer wet mushy chicken feed to eat. You can add bits of cooked egg to help entice him.
If you can provide more information and photos, we may be able to offer better suggestion
Sure.Could you provide some pictures of the areas in question for us? It would help us to assess the situation.
Here is the pictures of the other roosterHi yes, I sure can now!
I am located in San Juan TX!
I feed Max premium poultry feed because it is very healthy for them and they love the grain. It has sunflower seeds, cracked corn, popcorn, whole corn, sorghum, green peas, wheat, and rice. It also has a protein pellet and a alfalfa pellet. I hardly see them treats except for some watermelon rinds possibly or banana peels or maggots we find
I don't feed grit because they are free range chickens.
He is probably 5 years old but I'm not quite sure.
All of them have a few lice and mites but I have seen them take dust baths regularly. He is not having a problem eating or drinking.!