Rooster suddenly very ill!

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My big concern is my poor rooster is acting very sick, very suddenly! He was acting normal yesterday,.maybe a little clingy but still chasing the girls and eating. Noticed last nite when we put them in the coop that his comb looked darker than usual. Today he seems dizzy,lethargic, not eating... keeps nodding off like he cant keep his eyes open! I'm feeling like he got botulism or an insult to his liver; has yellow looking poop around his vent. Got some nutri drench into him and put him in a dark quiet cage till I can get him to the vet . Here is a link to the video I uploaded:
 
How old is he? He looks very weak. Can you get some Poultry NutriDrench and some water into him right away? Can you post a picture of his droppings? I am not suspecting botulism, since that causes paralysis, starting in the legs, then the wings, neck and eyelids, in that order. But he could have anything from a heart problem, dehydration, mold poisoning, or some other type of toxin.
 
Eggcessive said:
How old is he? He looks very weak. Can you get some Poultry NutriDrench and some water into him right away? Can you post a picture of his droppings? I am not suspecting botulism, since that causes paralysis, starting in the legs, then the wings, neck and eyelids, in that order. But he could have anything from a heart problem, dehydration, mold poisoning, or some other type of toxin.
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He has had Nutri drench and is eating a scrambled egg now. His comb is darker than it looks in the video and I'm waiting for him to poop. His crop was empty when I brought him inside, usually he eats good.
He was hatched October 3 2018.
 
Eggcessive said:
I like to mix some wet chicken feed with a lot of water to get fluids into a sick chicken. He might be too full when he eats the egg, but see if he will drink water. Is he the only rooster?
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He declined the wet food and water. I have a pipette but only trust thicker liquid like nutri drench. He is the only roo, and gets along with all 7 hens.
ETA sorry I didnt see your post when I reposted
 
Have ever had Mareks disease in your flock? Or any unexplained deaths? Poisoning can appear similar. I would check your feed for any blue green mold or off odors. It can happen overnight if water gets into a feed container.

You can tube him some fluids with a 12-15 inch length of aquarium air tubing (found at Walmart in the fish dept) attached to a 35 ml syringe from the feed store. Lowes sells small plastic tubing that may fit a syringe and is sold by the foot. Take your syringe to fit it. The plastic tubing must be melted to soften sharp edges on the end that goes into the chicken’s throat.

You can give small amounts of fluids with a syringe. Here is a good link about that:
https://unitedpeafowlassociation.org/articles/oral-medication-dosing-of-peafowl/

Here is a thread on tube feeding:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/updated-go-team-tube-feeding.805728/

 

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