Rooster is not eating as much

[CCsGarden]

Okay, the white and light green mean he hasn't been eating. If his crop is full he is likely to have: sour crop, compacted crop or yeast. How does the inside of his mouth smell?

Can you smell the inside of his beak?

 

[CCsGarden]

Yea I'm not really sure tbh. Maybe he did when we weren't looking. We sometimes give him fruit but not as much. We give him mealworms as a treat and give him corn. We sometimes give him cooked rice or eggs. Yes he has clean water available at all times. I make sure to clean his bowl.

Okay, so......... no chicken feed?

 

[j3lly101]

Okay, the white and light green mean he hasn't been eating. If his crop is full he is likely to have: sour crop, compacted crop or yeast. How does the inside of his mouth smell?

Ooo okay okay. The inside of his mouth doesn't really smell like anything. It just smells like he ate a few mealworms.

 

[j3lly101]

Okay, so......... no chicken feed?

Not at the moment.

 

[Birdlove2011]

Considering the foods you are feeding him it may have thrown his diet off.

When my rooster eats to much human food he does get constipation. He has a hard time processing human foods unless its fruit. Could also need a gizzard rock maybe if he hasn't been outside much to graze to help with the breakdown.

Is your rooster making any kind of " sqeezing" sounds like he is pushing?

Is his poop solid or wet?

 

[CCsGarden]

The first dropping I saw today was clear with a bit of white. I'm assuming that was because he didn't really eat as much? After I gave him scrambled eggs his droppings are a dark & light green color.

Is his poop solid or wet?

 

[j3lly101]

Considering the foods you are feeding him it may have thrown his diet off.

When my rooster eats to much human food he does get constipation. He has a hard time processing human foods unless its fruit. Could also need a gizzard rock maybe if he hasn't been outside much to graze to help with the breakdown.

Is your rooster making any kind of " sqeezing" sounds like he is pushing?

Is his poop solid or wet?

Ooo okay I understand. What is a gizzard rock? This is the first time I've heard of that.

No he doesn't make any sounds when he is pushing. His poop is in between.

 

[CCsGarden]

Ooo okay okay. The inside of his mouth doesn't really smell like anything. It just smells like he ate a few mealworms.

Good to know

Not at the moment.

Okay, so it could be lack of protein and vitamins.

 

[j3lly101]

Good to know

Okay, so it could be lack of protein and vitamins.

Could you give me any suggestions for chicken feed? Other things I could also feed him to replenish the lack of protein and vitamins?

 

[CCsGarden]

Give a little yogurt with vitamins E and B complex.

Next, keep offering him egg, this is what he needs right now since he needs more protein.

Does he feel over or under weight?