Rooster Lethargic & disoriented

[aderenzo]

I have a 1 year Phoenix rooster. I’ve had him about six months and he lives in a flock with 18 mixed breed hens. I noticed 3 weeks ago he wasn’t acting like his “cocky” self. At first I thought maybe the hens had been picking on him, but he had no marks on him. When I found him last week in the back corner of the pen. I isolated him for a few days. He seemed to get a little better after 5 days (not completely back) but I let him back with flock. After 3 days with flock he seemed worse than ever, almost blind and disoriented. He didn’t gather for food. He would take food I put right in front his beak (I made him scrambled eggs) but when I removed food, he was still lunging for it like it was there. His eyes look fine but he acts almost blind and feels light. I’ve isolated him again but I wonder if he has a diffeciency or maybe have gotten into something poisonous. He looks fine, his cone may be not as vibrant red as usual. My chickens free range 3 acres. Any help is appreciated or ideas of how to treat if I can save him on my own. He is a sweet beautiful rooster. I use him when I talk to kids groups in 4-H at Ag-Edventures.

 

[aderenzo]

I thought today he would be dead but he is hanging in there. I have all my chicken’s on Layena crumbles. Could this be the problem ? I remember a thread that I can’t find now saying Layena was bad for roosters.

I went to store and got him Flock raiser today.

 

[JohnBland]

It's sad to know that your phoenix rooster is sick.

 

[JohnBland]

It's sad to know that your phoenix rooster is sick, I will advise you to take him to an animal doctor for proper treatment and I hope he will be fine in some days. I think you should have more than one rooster. I found a website assignment-help-au.com/expert-writing-tips.html to help and manage all type of work.