Rooster woes

[MaryMac58]

Hey everyone,
This is my first time on the forum. And I have a couple of questions.
I have a New Hampshire rooster I rescued that lives with my mare. Since I've had him, over a year now, he's had diarrhea, constipation, plugged up vent from the dried diarrhea, and now there are maggots that come out when he is able to defecate. My regular vet wasn't any help, they don't work on farm animals. I gave him a good bath last Sunday with Dawn, and didn't find any obvious sores except a little on the outside of his vent. He seems to eat well and drinks when I'm there. he's on a regular scratch feed, I was putting apple cider vinegar in his water for a long time, but didn't see any difference. I put Rooster electrolytes in his water now, still no difference. I picked up some special food the other day that is more like wild bird seed mix and give him veggie scraps from home. I'm not sure what else to do with him. Maybe someone has some ideas??
Mary Mac

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!

 

[MaryMac58]

I've been reading this web site for some time but I guess I never really had the time to log in. Hope someone can give me some help. I've never seen this in the chickens I had with my friend, so it's got me stumped.

 

[angel8035]

Sounds like he has worms. Run a search for worming chickens and there will be suggestions for what to use and the dosage. You need to act quickly if you are seeing them in his stool.

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, MaryMac, and

! Great to have you in our community! Sorry to hear about your sick rooster. I don't know if diet along can explain the symptoms that he has had for over a year, but chicken scratch is intended only as a supplement and not a complete feed. Again, not sure if that would be causing what's going on but it might be a place to start. I do agree with the worms assessment of angel8035. You should also post in the link below - the folks that patrol that thread have a lot of chicken medical knowledge. Good luck to you!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures

 

[CedarAcres]

So sorry about your rooster. I agree with redsoxs, try posting on that section of the forum. Hopefully someone can give you some advice there!

Welcome to BYC!

 

[drumstick diva]

poor boy, if he has had worms all this time -he has really suffered

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!

 

[Mehjr10]

Welcome to BYC from West Tn !!!

The maggots may have actually been tapeworm segment that are being expelled. Typically when you see those the bird is pretty well loaded with worms and needs a good dose of something.

I saw in you post that you have a horse, if so you may already have some.. You can use Zimectrin Gold horse wormer and give the bird a pea sized ball it to the bird..

You can use Valbezan at .5ml/cc per large bird given orally. This what I use.

Or Safeguard not sure of the dosage it should be in the following thread.

Some pictures and Pay attention to the post by Dawg53.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/773318/do-my-chickens-have-worms

Good Luck

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC!