Rooster Losing Balance

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Today I fed Cheeto a mix of chick feed, water, vitamin e, nutridrench, and the yolk of a hard boiled egg. I accidentally put in too much water and he wasn't able to eat it all.

 

[DiYMama540]

What a handsome fella! Really hate to read he's having trouble Keep us posted!

 

[ChemicalchiCkns]

If you can pick him up, maybe gently "pinch" each joint and see if any get a real strong reaction?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Cheeto hasn't been doing any better. I've been getting up at 7 to feed him a mix of chick food, egg yolk, nutridrench, and vitamin e. Then at around 4:30 I take him out and feed him watered down chick food (he has food in his pen, but I'm afraid he can't reach it). However, it doesn't seem to be helping. He can't walk more than a few steps before tipping forward and falling over on his side. He also has a hard time standing up so he mostly lays down. Here's a video of him I took on Wednesday:

He wasn't able to stand up when I put him out today.

 

[Rose Quartz]

Cheeto hasn't been doing any better. I've been getting up at 7 to feed him a mix of chick food, egg yolk, nutridrench, and vitamin e. Then at around 4:30 I take him out and feed him watered down chick food (he has food in his pen, but I'm afraid he can't reach it). However, it doesn't seem to be helping. He can't walk more than a few steps before tipping forward and falling over on his side. He also has a hard time standing up so he mostly lays down. Here's a video of him I took on Wednesday:

He wasn't able to stand up when I put him out today.

He's really not sounding good. I know you probably don't want to hear it, but I think it's time for him to be put down.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I just felt his crop again. It's empty. I can't tell if his breath smells bad or just him.

Those symptoms sound really similar. He isn't curving his neck yet. I think I might have vitamin e. Thanks for sharing your story!

I've been dealing with a stumbly, off balanced brahma pullet since 2 days ago. It turned out she had a Vitamin E Deficiency. I gave her some Ultra-Kibble Chick growth supplement that contains vitamin E. Her balance was so bad before I treated her, she'd fall over on her side, & couldn't get up.

She's our special girl named Tremor, she's our little bobble head. She hatched with head tremors.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Cheeto hasn't been doing any better. I've been getting up at 7 to feed him a mix of chick food, egg yolk, nutridrench, and vitamin e. Then at around 4:30 I take him out and feed him watered down chick food (he has food in his pen, but I'm afraid he can't reach it). However, it doesn't seem to be helping. He can't walk more than a few steps before tipping forward and falling over on his side. He also has a hard time standing up so he mostly lays down. Here's a video of him I took on Wednesday:

He wasn't able to stand up when I put him out today.

He could have virtego. Fluid build up in the ear drumbs, that can cause off balanceness, & dizziness.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I've been dealing with a stumbly, off balanced brahma pullet since 2 days ago. It turned out she had a Vitamin E Deficiency. I gave her some Ultra-Kibble Chick growth supplement that contains vitamin E. Her balance was so bad before I treated her, she'd fall over on her side, & couldn't get up.

She's our special girl named Tremor, she's our little bobble head. She hatched with head tremors.

I've been giving him vitamin e for a week. He hasn't shown any improvement.

He could have virtego. Fluid build up in the ear drumbs, that can cause off balanceness, & dizziness.

Would that be so sudden? How would I treat that?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

He's really not sounding good. I know you probably don't want to hear it, but I think it's time for him to be put down.

You might be right.. he's only getting worse.

 

[slordaz]

actually yes Vertigo can come on rapidly, I know from personal experience. for me it was put head down and turn to one side then the other and hold for a count of 5 each way and slowly a couple of times a day,increasing the count by 5 until what ever was pushing in the ear causing the vertigo. sometimes it would take me a couple of days to get rid of it and if it comes back I have to restart, it causes off balance and feels like the world is spinning while your staying stationary.