Rooster with pale face and lethargic

[Bookworm0124]

My second rooster came home all gorgeous with a nice red face mid November. Lately I've noticed his face has become very pale. This morning I went to let the birds out and somehow he stayed out all night. It was 15 degrees Fahrenheit overnight :-/ he seemed okay and was eating normally. I let the rest of the flock out and my dominant rooster "bred" him since he was the first out of the coop. Sickly rooster just layed there and didn't get up. I waited a few minutes and when the girls started picking on him I picked him up. He was having difficulty standing. I checked him over and don't see any injuries. I put him in the coop for the moment where he tried getting on a prech without success. Any ideas what's going on? Pictures attached of his face when I got him versus now. He is the only one acting strangely.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Poor guy!

Can you move him to where it's a little warmer? A cage or kennel would be good, provide him with food/water this ways he's also protected from the rooster and hens.
Any photos of his poop?
Any chance he ate anything moldy?
Can you get a photo of his legs and feet (bottom of feet too)?

I would start with direct dosing him with poultry vitamins. I like Poultry Cell at 1cc per 3 pounds of weight.

Do you know if he's been getting to eat/drink or if the other rooster has dominated and kept him from it?

Feel his crop - does it have anything in it this morning? Any sour breath? Look inside his beak for evidence of canker or yellow/white cheesy material.

Was he vaccinated for Marek's?

 

[Eggcessive]

Excellent advice from @Wyorp Rock. Since you have had him a short time he could have been exposed to something in your area, or may have been a carrier of something that was dormant, but became active from stress of being a junior rooster. It can be common that a junior rooster may become subordinate, and might be kept from food and water. Vitamins and good food could help if it is just a lack of food. But separating him, getting him warm, and observation would be helpful. Let us know how he is doing.

 

[Bookworm0124]

Poor guy!

Can you move him to where it's a little warmer? A cage or kennel would be good, provide him with food/water this ways he's also protected from the rooster and hens.
Any photos of his poop?
Any chance he ate anything moldy?
Can you get a photo of his legs and feet (bottom of feet too)?

I would start with direct dosing him with poultry vitamins. I like Poultry Cell at 1cc per 3 pounds of weight.

Do you know if he's been getting to eat/drink or if the other rooster has dominated and kept him from it?

Feel his crop - does it have anything in it this morning? Any sour breath? Look inside his beak for evidence of canker or yellow/white cheesy material.

Was he vaccinated for Marek's?

I just brought him in. Had to get my oldest to bus and my youngest down for a nap. He let me hold him while trying to get a crate out of my shed which is snowed in. Lots of banging and he didn't fuss :-/ couldn't get it out so I have him in a big plastic bin with straw.
I can't tell which is his poop vs the others. Maybe he will while inside. He's currently just laying there with his eyes closed.
I'll have to go get vitamins, I can't locate my stash currently.
I have seen him eat and drink. Crop currently feels empty.

 

[Bookworm0124]

Very difficult to hear but he is sorta raspy sounding. Like a weeze.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I just brought him in. Had to get my oldest to bus and my youngest down for a nap. He let me hold him while trying to get a crate out of my shed which is snowed in. Lots of banging and he didn't fuss :-/ couldn't get it out so I have him in a big plastic bin with straw.
I can't tell which is his poop vs the others. Maybe he will while inside. He's currently just laying there with his eyes closed.
I'll have to go get vitamins, I can't locate my stash currently.
I have seen him eat and drink. Crop currently feels empty.

He's not well at all
I would offer him warmed fluids. Hydration first, don't worry about food right this minute.
Hopefully he will leave you a deposit so we can get a look at that.

 

[Bookworm0124]

He's not well at all
I would offer him warmed fluids. Hydration first, don't worry about food right this minute.
Hopefully he will leave you a deposit so we can get a look at that.

Just put some.in or syringe some?

 

[Eggcessive]

If you have liquid baby vitamins, you could use those (1/2 ml) today until you can get some poultry cell vitamins. I also might think about getting some Corid to treat for possible coccidiosis. Let’s see what @Wyorp Rock thinks. Look him over for mites and lice under his vent and elswehre on the skin. Are his legs looking flaky on the scales? Scaly leg mites can be common.

 

[Bookworm0124]

He just died. I dont see any bugs on him. These were taken before. I'll see if there are any internal worms that I can see in a little bit.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

He just died. I dont see any bugs on him. These were taken before. I'll see if there are any internal worms that I can see in a little bit.

I'm sorry for your loss.

To find out more about what happened with him, a necropsy would be a good idea. I don't see a state lab listing for New England. If that's something you are considering doing contact your local Ag Extension Office, they should be able to get you to the right place.